The norm is an average, or a standard level.

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Raising the age of consent to 18 has placed India among the more orthodox countries in a world where the norm and the global average is around 16 years.

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Across the region average temperatures have been around two degrees higher than the seasonal norm, with temperatures in Austria reaching 18 degrees Celsius -- nearly 20 degrees higher than the monthly average.

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