A Euclidean norm on a (V,⟨⋅,⋅⟩)(V,\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle) is the defined by

∥x∥=⟨x,x⟩for x∈V.\|x\|=\sqrt{\langle x,x\rangle}\quad\text{for }x\in V.
Remarks

It is the norm induced by an , and it is the standard notion of length in finite-dimensional inner product geometry. On Rn\mathbb{R}^n this is the usual “ℓ2\ell^2-length.”

Examples
  • If x=(3,4)∈R2x=(3,4)\in\mathbb{R}^2, then ∥x∥=32+42=5\|x\|=\sqrt{3^2+4^2}=5.
  • If x=(1,1,1)∈R3x=(1,1,1)\in\mathbb{R}^3, then ∥x∥=12+12+12=3\|x\|=\sqrt{1^2+1^2+1^2}=\sqrt{3}.