Norm, the Norm or NORM may refer to: In academic disciplines Norm (geology), an estimate of the idealised mineral content of a rock Norm (philosophy), a standard in normative ethics that is prescriptive rather than a descriptive or explanatory abstraction Social norm, expected patterns of behavior and belief Basic norm, a jurisprudence concept by Kelsen Peremptory norm, a fundamental principle of international law Norm (artificial intelligence), a set of statements used to regulate artificial intelligence software Norm, a statistical concept in psychometrics representing the aggregate responses of a standardized and representative group NORM, naturally occurring radioactive materials NORM (non-mobile older rural males), an acronym in dialect studies coined by Chambers and Trudgill (1980) for a group to which speakers frequently refer In mathematics Norm (mathematics), a map that assigns a length or size to a mathematical object, including: Vector norm, a map that assigns a length or size to any vector in a vector space Matrix norm, a map that assigns a length or size to a matrix Operator norm, a map that assigns a length or size to any operator in a function space Norm (abelian group), a map that assigns a length or size to any element of an abelian group Field norm a map in algebraic number theory and Galois theory that generalizes the usual distance norm Ideal norm, the ideal-theoretic generalization of the field norm Norm (group), a certain subgroup of a group Norm (map), a map from a pointset into the ordinals inducing a prewellordering Norm group, a group in class field theory that is the image of the multiplicative group of a field Norm function, a term in the study of Euclidean domains, sometimes used in place of "Euclidean function" People Norm (given name) Norm Macdonald, a Canadian stand-up comedian Arts and entertainment Norm Peterson, a character in the sitcom Cheers and its spin-off Frasier Norm, a recurring character in Phineas and Ferb The Norm (comic strip), syndicated by Michael Jantze The Norm (radio), a former CBC radio show The Norm, a character in the 1989 film Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds Norm, the main character in the Norm of the North films Norm (album), a 2023 album by Andy Shauf Other uses National Organization of Russian Muslims, a religious organization based in Russia Norm (chess), a chess result required to qualify for an official title NORM (NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast), a