dictionary help<mathematics> A real-valued function modelling the length of a vector. The norm must be homogeneous and symmetric and fulfil the following condition: the shortest way to reach a point is to go straight toward it. Every convex symmetric closed surface surrounding point 0 introduces a norm by means of Minkowski functional; all vectors that end on the surface have the same norm then.
The most popular norm is the Euclidean norm.
(01 Sep 2004)
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1. A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type.
2. <biology> A typical, structural unit; a type.
Origin: L. Norma a rule. See Normal.
(01 Mar 1998)
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