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normal

nor·mal

UK/ˈnɔː.məl/ US/ˈnɔː.mɫ̩/ very common slang
adjective (4) noun (1)

adjective

1.

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

  • “serve wine at normal room temperature”
  • “normal diplomatic relations”
  • “normal working hours”
  • “normal word order”
  • “normal curiosity”
  • “the normal course of events”
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2.
3.

being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development

  • “a perfectly normal child”
  • “of normal intelligence”
  • “the most normal person I”
Antonyms
4.

forming a right angle

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noun

1.

something regarded as a normative example

  • “the convention of not naming the main character”
  • “violence is the rule not the exception”
  • “his formula for impressing visitors”
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Origin

From Latin normālis (“made according to a carpenter's square; later: according to a rule”), from nōrma (“carpenter's square”), of uncertain origin; doublet of normale.

Phrases

  • algebraic normal form
  • Backus normal form
  • Boyce-Codd normal form
  • canonical conjunctive normal form
  • canonical disjunctive normal form
  • clausal normal form
  • conjunctive normal form
  • Covid normal

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