norm — meaning in English

English meaning

• magnitude noun The size, scale, or importance of something.
• norm noun What is considered typical, standard, or expected.

Senses

norm is used for these senses in English:

• magnitude (astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

magnitude — full definition

1. noun The size, scale, or importance of something.
2. noun A number on a scale used to measure how strong an earthquake is.
3. noun (astronomy) A number on a scale used to measure how bright a star or other object appears.

norm — full definition

1. noun What is considered typical, standard, or expected.
2. noun An unwritten rule of behavior enforced by a community or society.
3. noun In mathematics, a function that measures the size or length of a vector.

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