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Etymology of norm

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Anc

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

That which is normal or typical. · A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community. · A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition. · if v ne 0 then ‖v‖ ne 0;

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin normabor. English norm From Latin norma (“a carpenter's square, a rule, a pattern, a precept”). Doublet of norma.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To endow (a vector space, etc.) with a norm.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Back-formation from normed.

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