Standards (5 letters)

{ Answer }

NORMS

{ Related Clues }

Averages
Benchmarks
Criteria
Expected outcomes
Social standards
They're expected
They're standard
Usual situations
No surprise outcomes
They're to be expected
They're par for the course

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer NORMS is uncommon, appearing about once every 500 puzzles.

{ Definition }

NORM as a noun:

1. a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

2. (average, norm) = a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"