Norm vs Customary - What's the difference?
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That which is regarded as normal or typical.
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A rule that is enforced by members of a community.
(philosophy, computer science) A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission or prohibition.
(mathematics) A function, generally denoted or , that maps vectors to non-negative scalars and has the following properties:
# if then ;
# given a scalar , , where is the absolute value of ;
# given two vectors , (the triangle inequality).
(chess) A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.
A book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.
Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.
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*:At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
Holding or held by custom; as, customary tenants; customary service or estate.
*1777 , Joseph Nicolson and Richard Burn, The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland
*:The tenants are chiefly customary and heriotable.
As nouns the difference between norm and customary
is that norm is that which is regarded as normal or typical while customary is a book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.As a verb norm
is to endow (a vector space, etc) with a norm.As a proper noun Norm
is a diminutive=Norman given name.As an adjective customary is
agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.norm
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) norme, from (etyl), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia norm)- Unemployment is the norm in this part of the country.
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- Not eating your children is just one of those societal norms .