normal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Antonyms 2.2.2 Derived terms 2.2.3 Related terms 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Synonyms 3.1.2 Antonyms 3.2 Noun 3.3 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin normalis.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /nɔː(ɹ).məl/, SAMPA: /nO:(r).m@l/

  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)məl

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[edit] Adjective

normal (comparative more normal, superlative most normal)

1. According to norms or rules.

   Organize the data into third normal form.

2. Usual; ordinary

   Felicia baked the bread the normal way.

3. Healthy; not sick or ill

   John is feeling normal again.

4. Pertaining to a school to teach teachers how to teach.

   My grandmother attended Mankato State Normal School.

5. (informal, pejorative towards homosexuals) Heterosexual.

   We don't like your sort around here - this bar is for normal people.

6. (chemistry) of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution.
7. (physics) (Of a mode in an oscillating system) In which all parts of an object vibrate at the same frequency; See normal mode
8. (geometry) 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.

9. (algebra) (Of a subgroup) whose cosets form a group
10. (algebra) (Of a field extension of a field K) which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K
11. (probability theory, statistics) (Of a distribution) which has a very specific bell curve shape
12. (complex analysis) (Of a family of continuous functions) which is pre-compact
13. (set theory) (Of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology
14. (linear algebra) (Of a matrix) which commutes with its conjugate transpose
15. (functional analysis) (Of a Hilbert space operator) which commutes with its adjoint
16. (category theory) (Of an epimorphism) which is the cokernel of some morphism
17. (category theory) (Of a monomorphism) which is the kernel of some morphism
18. (category theory) (Of a morphism) which is a normal epimorphism or a normal monomorphism
19. (category theory) (Of a category) in which every monomorphism is normal
20. (Of a real number) whose digits, in any base representation, enjoy a uniform distribution
21. (topology) (Of a topology) in which disjoint closed sets can be separated by disjoint neighborhoods
22. (rail transport, of points) in the default position, set for the most frequently used route.

[edit] Synonyms

• (usual): conventional, ordinary, standard, usual
• (healthy): hale, healthy, well
• (perpendicular): at right angles to, perpendicular, orthogonal
• (heterosexual): heterosexual, straight
• (statistics): Gaussian

[edit] Antonyms

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

[edit] Derived terms

abnormal conormal normalcy normalise, normalize normality normally normal school normal vector

orthonormal paranormal subnormal supernormal ultranormal

[edit] Related terms

• norm

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

normal (plural normals)

1. (geometry) A line or vector that is perpendicular to another.
2. (slang) A person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.

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[edit] French

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[edit] Adjective

normal m (f normale, m plural normaux, f plural normales)

1. normal [Clarification of this translation from French is requested]

[edit] Antonyms

• anormal

[edit] Derived terms

• normalement
• normalisation
• normalité
• supernormal
• ultranormal

[edit] Related terms

• norme

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

normal m. and f. (plural normales)

1. normal, standard, regular
2. (geometry) perpendicular

[edit] Synonyms

• regular, común (1)
• perpendicular (2)

[edit] Antonyms

• anormal, raro -a, poco común (1)
• oblicuo or paralelo (2)

[edit] Noun

normal

1. a school for becoming a teacher

[edit] Related terms

• norma
• normalidad
• normalista
• refresco normal