norm
/nɔrm/
noun
- A standard or pattern that is typical or expected in a particular group or society.
- Her behavior was outside the social norm, which made some people uncomfortable.
- In many cultures, it is the norm to greet people with a handshake.
- The company's dress code follows the norm for a professional office.
- An average or typical value in a set of data.
- The norm for completion time on this task is about 30 minutes.
- The test scores were above the norm for this grade level.
- We calculated the norm for daily rainfall over the past decade.
verb
- To adjust or set something to a standard or normal level.
- We need to norm the data so that all values are comparable.
- Researchers norm the survey results to account for population differences.
- The technician normed the machine's settings before production began.