Expectations of how a person or persons will behave in a given situation based on established protocols, rules of conduct or accepted social practices.

"standard, pattern, model," 1821, from French norme, from Latin norma "carpenter's square, rule, pattern," of unknown origin. Klein suggests a borrowing (via Etruscan) of Gree [..]

A culturally established rule prescribing appropriate social behaviour. Norms are relatively specific and precise and elaborate the detailed behavioural requirements that flow from more general and ov [..]

a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family" average: a statistic describing the location of a distribution; [..]

n. A model.

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An expectation based on multiple observations.

The mean or the average - an established pattern or form.

A Norm is a rule or for acceptable behavior that is understood by people within a population. For example, wearing a bikini at the beach is expected (and thus, an acceptable behavior, or norm), but we [..]

Naturally Occuring Radioactive Material. Trace amounts of radioactive elements have been found in flowback water. In no case so far have these been found to be a danger to human health or the environment.

An acronym for Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material. Naturally occurring radioactive materials are common in virtually all rocks, minerals, and soils. They naturally contain small amounts of urani [..]

Norms are standards of behaviour or expectations of performance.

A shared rule about acceptable or unacceptable social behavior.

(n) a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical(n) a statistic describing the location of a distribution

See Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM).

Normally occurring radioactive material, which may cause environmental issues.

This is a function of a vector, say that satisfies three properties:

In sociology, a culturally relative guideline for social behaviour. In testing, a statistical measure of central tendency.Normal distribution curve

Normal

Naturally occurring radioactive material

Naturally occurring radioactive elements like uranium, radium and radon that are dissolved in very low concentrations during normal reactions of water with rock or sand. Term submitted by Joe Calhoun

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials exist naturally in many different rock types. In shales

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material Further Reading

(usually,definite|the norm) That which is regarded as normal or typical. ''Unemployment is the norm in this part of the country.'' *or prohibition. (mathematics) A function, generally denoted < [..]

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Short form of Norman.