Norm facts for kids

One common understanding of norm is: something that is regarded as normal or typical.

But it may mean as well:

• Norm (artificial intelligence)
• Norm (philosophy)
• Norm (sociology)
• Normative
• The diminutive of the proper name, "Norman"

In mathematics:

• Norm (mathematics), a map that assigns lengths to vectors
  • Normed vector space
  • Matrix norm
• Field norm in algebraic number theory and Galois theory
• Reduced norm in algebra over a field theory
• The nonnegative integer function in the definition of Euclidean domain
• The product of conjugate elements of an algebraic element
• In descriptive set theory, a map from a set into the ordinals (see prewellordering)
• A statistical concept in psychometrics

Norm may also be:

• Norm MacDonald (b. 1963), comedian and star of the 1999-2001 sitcom The Norm Show (a.k.a. Norm)
• Norm Abram, carpenter in the television show This Old House
• Norm Peterson, a character in the sitcom Cheers and its spin-off Norm
• Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
• Norm, a character from the video game Crash Nitro Kart
• Norm the Genie, a villain in The Fairly OddParents
• Norm, a character from the Life. Be in it. campaign.

Norms may refer to Norms Restaurants, a chain of restaurants in Southern California.

Related pages

• Normal
• Norma (disambiguation)
• Surface normal