The difference between Norm and Normalize
When used as verbs, norm means to endow (a vector space, etc) with a norm, whereas normalize means to make normal, to make standard.
Norm is also noun with the meaning: that which is regarded as normal or typical.
check bellow for the other definitions of Norm and Normalize
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Norm as a noun (usually, definite, '''the norm'''):
That which is regarded as normal or typical.
Examples:
"Unemployment is the norm in this part of the country."
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Norm as a noun:
A rule that is enforced by members of a community.
Examples:
"Not eating your children is just one of those societal norms."
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Norm as a noun (philosophy, computer science):
A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission or prohibition.
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Norm as a noun (mathematics):
A function, generally denoted v\mapsto\left|v\right| or v\mapsto\left\|v\right\|, that maps vectors to non-negative scalars and has the following properties: if v\ne0 then \left\|v\right\|\ne0; given a scalar k, \left\|kv\right\|=\left|k\right|\cdot\left\|v\right\|, where \left|k\right| is the absolute value of k; given two vectors v,w, \left\|v+w\right\|\le\left\|v\right\|+\left\|w\right\| (the triangle inequality).
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Norm as a noun (chess):
A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.
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Norm as a verb (analysis):
To endow (a vector space, etc) with a norm.
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Normalize as a verb (transitive):
To make normal, to make standard.
Examples:
"There is little hope that the two countries will normalize relations; their governments seem to hate each other and would just as soon stay on bad terms."
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Normalize as a verb (transitive):
To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
Examples:
"We'll need to normalize these statements before we can compare them."
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Normalize as a verb (transitive, statistics):
To reduce to variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
Examples:
"After we properly normalize the measurements with respect to age, gender, geography and economic considerations, there remains little evidence of a difference between the two groups."
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Normalize as a verb (rail transport, transitive):
To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
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Normalize as a verb (rail transport, intransitive, of points):
To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
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Normalize as a verb (transitive, computing, database):
To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
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Normalize as a verb (transitive, mathematics):
To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.