normal

From Latin normālis.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔːməl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɹməl/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məl

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normal (comparative normaler or more normal, superlative normalest or most normal)

1. according to norms or rules

   Organize the data into third normal form.

2. healthy; not sick or ill

   John is feeling normal again.

3. (education, of a school) teaching teachers how to teach (to certain norms)

   My grandmother attended Mankato State Normal School.

4. (chemistry) of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution
5. (organic chemistry) describing a straight chain isomer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or an aliphatic compound in which a substituent is in the 1- position of such a hydrocarbon
6. (physics, of a mode in an oscillating system) in which all parts of an object vibrate at the same frequency (see normal mode)
7. (rail transport, of points) in the default position, set for the most frequently used route
8. (geometry) perpendicular to a tangent of a curve or derivative of a surface
   • The interior normal vector of an ideal perfect sphere will always point toward the center, and the exterior normal vector directly away, and both will always be co-linear with the ray whose' tip ends at the point of intersection, which is the intersection of all three sets of points.
9. (mathematics) adhering to or being what is considered natural or regular in a particular field or context:
   1. (of a real number) whose digits, in any base representation, enjoy a uniform distribution
   2. (algebra, of a subgroup) with cosets which form a group
   3. (algebra, of a field extension of a field K) which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K
   4. (probability theory, statistics, of a distribution) which has a very specific bell curve shape; that is or has the qualities of a normal distribution
   5. (probability theory, statistics, of a random variable, etc.) which has a normal distribution; which is associated with random variable that has a normal distribution
   6. (complex analysis, of a family of continuous functions) which is pre-compact
   7. (set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology
   8. (linear algebra, of a matrix) which commutes with its conjugate transpose
   9. (functional analysis, of a Hilbert space operator) which commutes with its adjoint
   10. (category theory) being (as a morphism) or containing (as a category) only normal epimorphism(s) or monomorphism(s), that is, those which are the kernel or cokernel of some morphism, respectively
   11. (topology, of a topology) in which disjoint closed sets can be separated by disjoint neighborhoods

• Warning: normal, when used to describe a majority group of people, can be considered offensive to those who do not consider membership of their own minority to be unusual. Care should be taken when juxtaposing normal, particularly with stereotypical labels, to avoid undue insult.

• (usual): conventional, ordinary, standard, usual, regular, average, expected, natural
• (healthy): hale, healthy, well
• (perpendicular): at right angles to, perpendicular, orthogonal
• (statistics): Gaussian, standard normal

• (usual): unconventional, nonstandard, unusual
• (healthy): ill, poorly (British), sick, unwell
• (perpendicular): tangential
• (rail transport): reverse

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normal (countable and uncountable, plural normals)

1. (geometry) a line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.
2. (slang, countable) a person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.
3. (uncountable) the usual state.

   His workload is now back to normal.

   Heavy workload is the new normal.

• (normal person): see Thesaurus:mainstreamer

• Marlon, Molnar, Morlan

From French normal.

normal (masculine and feminine plural normals)

1. normal

   Antonym: anormal

Borrowed from Latin normālis. Synchronically analysable as norme +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /nɔʁ.mal/

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normal (feminine singular normale, masculine plural normaux, feminine plural normales)

1. normal (according to norms, usual, pertaining to a school to teach teachers how to teach)

   Antonym: anormal

• norme

• “normal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• IPA^(key): /nɔʁˈmaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

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normal (comparative normaler, superlative am normalsten)

1. normal

• normal in Duden online

normal (comparative plus normal, superlative le plus normal)

1. normal

   Antonym: anormal

Borrowing from English.

normal m (genitive singular normail, nominative plural normail)

1. (geometry, statistics, chemistry) normal

• "normal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “normal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

normal m (feminine singular normala, masculine plural normai, feminine plural normales)

1. normal

From Latin normālis.

normal (neuter singular normalt, definite singular and plural normale)

1. normal, ordinary

   Antonym: unormal

• “normal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Latin normālis.

normal (neuter singular normalt, definite singular and plural normale)

1. normal, ordinary

   Antonym: unormal

• “normal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Latin normālis.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾ.ˈmaɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁ.ˈmaw/
• Hyphenation: nor‧mal

normal m or f (plural normais, comparable)

1. normal, standard, regular

• norma

Borrowed from French normal, Latin normālis.

• IPA^(key): /norˈmal/

normal m or n (feminine singular normală, masculine plural normali, feminine and neuter plural normale)

1. normal

normal

1. normally

normal (plural normales)

1. normal, standard, regular

   Synonyms: regular, común

   Antonyms: anormal, raro, poco común

2. (geometry) perpendicular

   Synonym: perpendicular

   Antonyms: oblicuo, paralelo

normal f (plural normales)

1. (education) a school for becoming a teacher

From Latin nōrmālis, from nōrma + -ālis, equivalent to norm +‎ -al.

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normal (comparative normalare, superlative normalast)

1. normal

   Antonyms: abnorm, onaturlig, onormal, sjuklig

• normalisera

normal c

1. (geometry) a normal (a line which is perpendicular to another line or to a surface)

   Antonym: tangent

• normal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.