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Definition of norm verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

norm

verb
 
/nɔːm/
 
/nɔːrm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they norm
 
/nɔːm/
 
/nɔːrm/
he / she / it norms
 
/nɔːmz/
 
/nɔːrmz/
past simple normed
 
/nɔːmd/
 
/nɔːrmd/
past participle normed
 
/nɔːmd/
 
/nɔːrmd/
-ing form norming
 
/ˈnɔːmɪŋ/
 
/ˈnɔːrmɪŋ/
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  1. norm something to change something so that it is of the required standard; to establish a required or agreed standard for something
    • You can use the information to norm the test.
    • What is the best way to norm the output of the models?
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin norma ‘precept, rule, carpenter's square’.
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