WHAT DOES NORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of norm in the English dictionary
The first definition of norm in the dictionary is an average level of achievement or performance, as of a group or person. Other definition of norm is a standard of achievement or behaviour that is required, desired, or designated as normal. Norm is also an established standard of behaviour shared by members of a social group to which each member is expected to conform.
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10 QUOTES WITH «NORM»
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There's no story if there isn't some conflict. The memorable things are usually not how pulled together everybody is. I think everybody feels lonely and trapped sometimes. I would think it's more or less the norm.
But there's actually a lot of punk bands out there that go out of the norm, use odd time signatures, or a lot of different tempo changes in a song.
An elaborate system of etiquette and social standards flowered around the home phone: how long a child might be allowed to stay on the phone, how late one could call without being impolite, and of course, the dread implications of a late night call which violated that norm.
Something becomes personal when it deviates from the norm.
Our essential differences from the norm are both huge and deeply offensive to those among us who wish to be quietly integrated into society without particular reference to our nature.
The norm is white, apparently, in the view of people who see things in that way. For them, the only reason you would introduce a black character is to introduce this kind of abnormality. Usually, it's because you're telling a story about racism or at least about race.
People don't believe or understand that a community can lose hope. You can have a whole community where hopelessness is the norm, where folks don't have faith that things will get better because history and circumstances have proven over 30, 40, or 50 years that things don't get better.
When I was growing up, kids used to talk about snitching... It never extended as a cultural norm outside of the gangsters.
If you are building a culture where honest expectations are communicated and peer accountability is the norm, then the group will address poor performance and attitudes.
That's like making fun of a maniac because his brain isn't completely right, because he isn't in the norm.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NORM»
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norm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
norm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Norm Chronicles: Stories and numbers about danger
If you've ever wondered what the statistics in tabloid scare stories really mean, how dangerous horse-riding is compared to class-A drugs, or what governs coincidence, you will find it all here.From a world expert in risk and the ...
Michael Blastland, David Spiegelhalter, 2013
2
The World of
Norm 1: May Contain Nuts: May Contain Nuts
Why on earth did Norm's family have to move, anyway?
3
Critique,
Norm, and Utopia: A Study of the Foundations of ...
Displaying an impressive command of complex materials, Seyla Benhabib reconstructs the history of theories from a systematic point of view and examines the origins and transformations of the concept of critique from the works of Hegel to ...
4
Nonlinear Lp-
Norm Estimation
Lp-norm estimation in linear regression; The nonlinear l1-norm estimation problem; The nonlinear L OO-norm estimation proble; The nonlinear Lp-norm estimation problem; Statistical aspects of Lp-norm estimators; Application of Lp-norm ...
5
Between the
Norm and the Exception: The Frankfurt School and ...
" -- Seyla Benhabib, Harvard University "Winner, 1996 Elaine and David Spitz Book Prize for the best book on liberal and democratic theory, Conference for the Study of Political Thought.
William E. Scheuerman, 1997
6
Weighted
Norm Inequalities and Related Topics
The unifying thread of this book is the topic of Weighted Norm Inequalities, but many other related topics are covered, including Hardy spaces, singular integrals, maximal operators, functions of bounded mean oscillation and vector valued ...
J. García-Cuerva, J.L. Rubio de Francia†, 2011
7
Making Corporate Social Responsibility a Global Concern: ...
The book makes a lucid contribution to an emerging scholarship, and will interest researchers and practitioners involved in issues of global governance and global civil society.
Dr Lisbeth Segerlund, 2013
8
Fair Play in Sport: A Moral
Norm System
This in-depth, critical re-working of the classic ideal of 'fair play' explores the ethos of fairness in a sporting context and examines the practical consequences of 'fair play' for competitive sport.
9
John McDowell: Experience,
Norm, and Nature
His seminal Mind and World is considered one of the most significant works of late twentieth-century philosophy.
10
World of
Norm 2: May Cause Irritation
What's the point in going for a walk - except to get from A to B?! Jonathan Meres follows up May Contain Nuts with another laugh-out-loud story about Norm, a boy who can't understand why everything always seems unfair.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NORM»
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norm is used in the context of the following news items.
Norm Macdonald Thinks Amy Schumer Is 'Funniest Person on the …
Fresh off the season premiere of Last Comic Standing, Norm Macdonald visited The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
Live-in relationships now acceptable norm in society: SC
"Live-in relationship has become acceptable norm in modern times and it is not a crime. But if a public figure has indulged in such relationship ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Norm Foster's One Moment coming to Collingwood stage
One Moment, a musical comedy written by Norm Foster with the lyrics penned by Steve Thomas, opens at the Gayety Theatre on July 28 and ... «Simcoe.com, Jul 15»
For Prostate Cancer Patients, Risk-Specific Therapies Now More the …
For Prostate Cancer Patients, Risk-Specific Therapies Now More the Norm. UCSF Study Shows Evolution in Treatment. By Suzanne Leigh on ... «UCSF News Services, Jul 15»
China Voice: Ensuring cyber security an indisputable norm
It is widely acknowledged that such security checks are an international norm and that their scope is limited, which means only a handful of ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
We Spoke to Toronto Councillor Norm Kelly About His Beef With …
For those who closely followed Rob Ford's premature departure the name Norm Kelly is very familiar, as Norm is the guy who temporarily ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
'Last Comic Standing': Norm Macdonald Helps A Show That Needs It
Two hours of watching edited routines of comedians on the season premiere of Last Comic Standing left me feeling stuffed and hungry ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
Norm McDonald brings his patented weirdness to 'Tonight'
Between Chevy Chase and Norm McDonald, things got pretty weird on Wednesday's (July 22) “Tonight Show.” First Chase was there to remind ... «Zap2it.com, Jul 15»
Cyber Norm Development and the Protection of Critical Infrastructure
Internationally, the United States has advocated a non-binding or “soft law” norm that countries should not damage critical infrastructure in other ... «Council on Foreign Relations, Jul 15»
Aviation: 5/20 norm a 'pain in the neck', says Gajapathi Raju
Making a strong case for doing away with the '5/20' norm for domestic carriers, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Thursday ... «Business Today, Jul 15»
