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'''Norm''', '''the Norm''' or '''NORM''' may refer to:
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== In academic disciplines ==
* [[Normativity]], phenomenon of designating things as good or bad
* [[Norm (geology)]], an estimate of the idealised mineral content of a rock 
* [[Norm (philosophy)]], a standard in normative ethics that is prescriptive rather than a descriptive or explanatory abstraction
* [[Social norm]], shared standards of acceptable behavior by groups
* [[Basic norm]], a jurisprudence concept by Kelsen
* [[Peremptory norm]], a fundamental principle of international law
* [[Norm (artificial intelligence)]], a set of statements used to regulate artificial intelligence software 
* Norm, a statistical concept in [[psychometrics]] representing the aggregate responses of a standardized and representative group
* NORM, [[naturally occurring radioactive material]]s
* NORM (non-mobile older rural males), an acronym in [[Dialectology|dialect studies]] coined by Chambers and Trudgill (1980) for a group to which speakers frequently refer

=== In mathematics ===
* [[Norm (mathematics)]], a map that assigns a length or size to a mathematical object, including:
** [[Vector norm]], a map that assigns a length or size to any vector in a vector space
** [[Matrix norm]], a map that assigns a length or size to a matrix
** [[Operator norm]], a map that assigns a length or size to any operator in a function space
** [[Norm (abelian group)]], a map that assigns a length or size to any element of an abelian group
* [[Field norm]] a map in algebraic number theory and Galois theory that generalizes the usual distance norm
* [[Ideal norm]], the ideal-theoretic generalization of the field norm
* [[Norm (group)]], a certain subgroup of a group
* Norm map, a map from a pointset into the ordinals inducing a [[prewellordering]]
* [[Norm group]], a group in class field theory that is the image of the multiplicative group of a field
* Norm function, a term in the study of [[Euclidean domain]]s, sometimes used in place of "Euclidean function"
* [[Norm (descriptive set theory)]], a map from a set into the ordinals

== People ==
* [[Norm (given name)]]
* [[Norm Macdonald]], a Canadian stand-up comedian

== Arts and entertainment ==
* [[Norm Peterson]], a character in the sitcom ''Cheers'' and its spin-off ''Frasier''
* Norm, a recurring [[List of Phineas and Ferb characters#Norm|character in ''Phineas and Ferb'']]
* [[The Norm (comic strip)|''The Norm'' (comic strip)]], syndicated by Michael Jantze
* ''The Norm'' (radio), a former CBC radio show
* The Norm, a character in the 1989 film ''[[Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds]]''
* Norm, the main character in the ''[[Norm of the North]]'' films
*[[Norm (album)]], a 2023 album by Andy Shauf

== Other uses ==
* [[National Organization of Russian Muslims]], a religious organization based in Russia
* [[Norm (chess)]], a chess result required to qualify for an official title 
* [[NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast|NORM]] (NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast), a [[IP multicast#Reliable multicast|transport protocol]]
* Norm, a character from the Australian government physical fitness program and advertising campaign "[[Life. Be in it.]]"
* [[Norms Restaurants]], a chain of restaurants in Southern California

== See also ==
* ''[[The Norm Show]]'', a television series featuring Norm Macdonald
* [[Norman (disambiguation)]]
* [[Normal (disambiguation)]]
* [[Norma (disambiguation)]]
* [[Technical standard]]

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