Definition & Meaning of "norm"in English

Norm

a standard or expectation that guides behavior within a group or society

benchmark

criterion

standard

touchstone

yardstick

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Simple

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

norms

Examples

She challenged the norm by choosing a nontraditional career path.

a statistic describing the location of a distribution

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