Norm meaning

What does “norm” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“norm” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical.

norm

noun

  1. a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical

    “the current middle-class norm of two children per family”

  2. a statistic describing the location of a distribution

    “it set the norm for American homes”

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Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University