Norm vs. Expectation: Know the Difference

Norm and Expectation Definitions
Norm
A pattern that is regarded as typical of something
A neighborhood where families with two wage-earners are the norm.
Expectation
The act of expecting.
Norm
A standard or expectation that is established for a given enterprise or effort
Journalistic norms.
Expectation
Eager anticipation
Eyes shining with expectation.
Norm
A pattern of behavior considered acceptable or proper by a social group
Violated the norms of his community.
Expectation
The state of being expected.
Norm
An average.
Expectation
Something expected
A result that did not live up to expectations.
Norm
The magnitude of a vector.
Expectation
Expectations Prospects, especially of success or gain.
Norm
The modulus of a complex number.
Expectation
The expected value of a random variable.
Norm
To establish or judge in reference to a norm
Normed the test on the basis of last year's results.
Expectation
The mean of a random variable.
Norm
(Mathematics) To define a norm on (a space).
Expectation
The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
Norm
That which is normal or typical.
Unemployment is the norm in this part of the country.
Expectation
That which is expected or looked for.
Norm
A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community.
Not eating your children is just one of those societal norms.
Expectation
The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.
Norm
A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition.
Expectation
The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.
Norm
(mathematics) A function, generally denoted or , that maps vectors to non-negative scalars and has the following properties: Category:en:Functions
Expectation
(statistics) The first moment; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.
Norm
If then ;
Expectation
(colloquial statistics) The arithmetic mean.
Norm
Given a scalar , , where is the absolute value of ;
Expectation
The leaving of a disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.
Norm
Given two vectors , (the triangle inequality).
Expectation
The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from him.
Norm
(chess) A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.
Expectation
That which is expected or looked for.
Why our great expectation should be calledThe seed of woman.
Norm
(analysis) To endow (a vector space, etc.) with a norm.
Expectation
The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank.
His magnificent expectations made him, in the opinion of the world, the best match in Europe.
By all men's eyes a youth of expectation.
Norm
A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type; as, deviations from the norm are not tolerated.
Expectation
The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event.
Norm
A typical, structural unit; a type.
Expectation
The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.
Norm
A standard or model or pattern regarded as typical;
The current middle-class norm of two children per family
Expectation
Belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Norm
A statistic describing the location of a distribution;
It set the norm for American homes
Expectation
Wishing with confidence of fulfillment
Expectation
The feeling that something is about to happen
Expectation
The sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
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