Norm
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Norm or norms may refer to:

In academics

• Norm (artificial intelligence), a set of statements used to regulate artificial intelligence software
• Norm (philosophy), sentences within philosophy with practical implications
• Norm (sociology), social norms, expected patterns of behaviour studied in sociology
• Norm, a statistical concept in psychometrics representing the aggregate responses of a standardized and representative group are established for a test, against which a subject is compared
• NORM, an abbreviation for naturally occurring radioactive materials

In mathematics

• Norm (mathematics), a map that assigns lengths to vectors, with some variations:
  • Normed vector space
  • Matrix norm
• Surface normal, a vector which is perpendicular to a surface
• Field norm in algebraic number theory and Galois theory

Names

• Norm Macdonald (comedian) (b. 1963), an American comedian
• Norm Abram, carpenter in the television show This Old House
• Norm Peterson, a character in the sitcom Cheers and its spin-off Frasier
• Norm, a character from the Life. Be in it. campaign.

Miscellaneous

• Grandmaster norm, a chess result required to qualify for an official title
• Norms Restaurants, a chain of restaurants in Southern California

See also

• The Norm (disambiguation)
• Norman
• Normal
• Norma

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