What does normal mean?

Definitions for normal
ˈnɔr məlnor·mal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. convention, normal, pattern, rule, formulaadjective

    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"

  2. normaladjective

    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"

  3. normaladjective

    in accordance with scientific laws

  4. normaladjective

    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've ever met"

  5. normaladjective

    forming a right angle

Wiktionary

  1. normalnoun

    A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.

  2. normalnoun

    A person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.

  3. normaladjective

    According to norms or rules.

    Organize the data into third normal form.

  4. normaladjective

    Usual; ordinary

    Felicia baked the bread the normal way.

  5. normaladjective

    Healthy; not sick or ill

    John is feeling normal again.

  6. normaladjective

    Pertaining to a school to teach teachers how to teach.

    My grandmother attended Mankato State Normal School.

  7. normaladjective

    of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution.

  8. normaladjective

    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

  9. normaladjective

    (Of a mode in an oscillating system) In which all parts of an object vibrate at the same frequency; See normal mode

  10. normaladjective

    Perpendicular to a tangent line or derivative of a surface in Euclidean space.

    The interior normal vector of a 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.

  11. normaladjective

    (Of a subgroup) whose cosets form a group

  12. normaladjective

    (Of a field extension of a field K) which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K

  13. normaladjective

    (Of a distribution) which has a very specific bell curve shape

  14. normaladjective

    (Of a family of continuous functions) which is pre-compact

  15. normaladjective

    (Of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology

  16. normaladjective

    (Of a matrix) which commutes with its conjugate transpose

  17. normaladjective

    (Of a Hilbert space operator) which commutes with its adjoint

  18. normaladjective

    (Of an epimorphism) which is the cokernel of some morphism

  19. normaladjective

    (Of a monomorphism) which is the kernel of some morphism

  20. normaladjective

    (Of a morphism) which is a normal epimorphism or a normal monomorphism

  21. normaladjective

    (Of a category) in which every monomorphism is normal

  22. normaladjective

    (Of a real number) whose digits, in any base representation, enjoy a uniform distribution

  23. normaladjective

    (Of a topology) in which disjoint closed sets can be separated by disjoint neighborhoods

  24. normaladjective

    in the default position, set for the most frequently used route.

  25. Etymology: From normalis.

Wikipedia

  1. Normal

    Normal is a song released in 2015 by Alonzo and Jul.

ChatGPT

  1. normal

    As an adjective, "normal" primarily refers to something that conforms to a standard, usual, typical, or expected pattern, state, or condition. It can also refer to what is perceived as socially or culturally acceptable. In the context of math or science, "normal" often specifies a condition or status that is perpendicular to a given line or surface. In psychology, "normal" can indicate behaviors, emotions, or thought patterns that are within a range that is typical or average for a particular group or society. The exact meaning of "normal" tends to vary depending on the context in which it is used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Normaladjective

    according to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; analogical

  2. Normaladjective

    according to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal

  3. Normaladjective

    standard; original; exact; typical

  4. Normaladjective

    denoting a solution of such strength that every cubic centimeter contains the same number of milligrams of the element in question as the number of its molecular weight

  5. Normaladjective

    denoting certain hypothetical compounds, as acids from which the real acids are obtained by dehydration; thus, normal sulphuric acid and normal nitric acid are respectively S(OH)6, and N(OH)5

  6. Normaladjective

    denoting that series of hydrocarbons in which no carbon atom is united with more than two other carbon atoms; as, normal pentane, hexane, etc. Cf. Iso-

  7. Normaladjective

    any perpendicular

  8. Normaladjective

    a straight line or plane drawn from any point of a curve or surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or surface at that point

  9. Etymology: [Cf. F. normale, ligne normale. See Normal, a.]

Wikidata

  1. Normal

    Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,497. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area, and the seventh-most populous community in Illinois, outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. The mayor of Normal is Chris Koos. The main campus of Illinois' oldest public university, Illinois State University, a fully accredited four-year institution, is located in Normal, as is Heartland Community College, a fully accredited two-year institution. There is also a satellite campus of Lincoln College, which offers associate degrees as well as four-year programs. A large percentage of residents of Normal are employed by Illinois State University, State Farm Insurance, Country Financial, Unit 5 schools, and the Mitsubishi Motors North America manufacturing facility, which manufactures the RVR.

Entomology

  1. Normal

    of the usual form or type: not out of the ordinary.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'normal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #805

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'normal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #898

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'normal' in Adjectives Frequency: #91

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of normal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of normal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of normal in a Sentence

  1. Daniel Bogan:

    I would say that this is going to be a new normal: that coyotes are going to continually show up in downtown New York City.

  2. Drew Kilkenny:

    I’ve seen motor coaches, Corvettes, normal cars, etc., people get stuck up there all the time [because] they don’t air their tires down to 15 [pounds per square inch] so the tow companies love that.

  3. Daniel Redondo:

    In the energy sector we inherited a legal, institutional and functional disorder. Roles and responsibilities are not clear, decisions are discretionary and there's a lack of transparency, we are trying to go back to normal.

  4. Claire Rothstein:

    Breastfeeding is the most normal thing in the world, like breathing and I can't for the life of me imagine why or how it is ever frowned upon or scared of, i don't even think it needs explaining but just wanted to put this out there, as if it even changes one person's perception of something so natural, so normal, so amazing then that's great.

  5. Clay Doss:

    All ships remained in normal configuration during the President's visit.

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