normal

English

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Etymology

From Latin normalis.

Pronunciation

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

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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. (chemistry) of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution.
6. (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
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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

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

orthonormal paranormal subnormal supernormal ultranormal

Related terms

• norm

Translations

according to norms or rules

Arabic: عادي (ar) (`aadiy) Catalan: normal (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 正常 (cmn) (zhèngcháng), 通常 (cmn) (tōngcháng), 常態 (cmn) (chángtài de) Czech: normální (cs) Danish: normal (da), almindelig (da) Finnish: säännönmukainen (fi) French: normal (fr) German: normal (de)

Greek: φυσιολογικός (el) (fysiologikós) Hungarian: normális (hu), rendes (hu), normál (hu) Italian: normale (it) Japanese: 正常 (ja) (せいじょう, seijō), 通常 (ja) (つうじょう, tsūjō), 常態 (ja) (じょうたい, jōtai) Latin: normalis (la) Polish: normalny (pl) Romanian: normal (ro) Russian: нормальный (ru) (normál’nyj) Spanish: normal (es) Swedish: normal (sv)

usual, ordinary

Arabic: عادي (ar) (`aadiy), طبيعي (ar) (Tabii`iy) Catalan: normal (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 正常 (cmn) (zhèngcháng) Czech: normální (cs) Dutch: normaal (nl), normale (nl), gewoon (nl), gewone (nl) Estonian: harilik (et) Finnish: säännöllinen (fi) French: normal (fr) German: normal (de) Greek: φυσιολογικός (el) (fysiologikós) Haitian Creole: nòmal Hungarian: rendes (hu), normális (hu)

Irish: normálta (ga), gnáth- (ga), gnách (ga) Italian: normale (it) Japanese: 普通 (ja) (ふつう, futsū) Korean: 정상의 (ko) (jeongsang-ui) Norwegian: normal (no), ordinær (no), vanlig (no), alminnelig (no) Polish: normalny (pl), zwykły (pl) Portuguese: normal (pt) Romanian: obișnuit (ro), normal (ro), uzual (ro) Russian: нормальный (ru) (normál’nyj), обыкновенный (ru) (obyknovennyj), обычный (ru) (obýčnyj) Spanish: normal (es) Swedish: normal (sv) Vietnamese: bình thường (vi)

healthy; not sick or ill

Catalan: normal (ca) Czech: normální (cs) Danish: rask (da)

Hungarian: jól (hu) Spanish: normal (es), bien (es), sano (es) m. Swedish: normal (sv)

pertaining to a school to teach teachers how to teach

Dutch: normaal (nl)

of points: in the default position

Catalan: normal (ca)

Usage notes

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

Noun

normal (plural normals)

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

Translations

mathematics: a line perpendicular to another

Catalan: normal (ca) Estonian: normaal (et) Finnish: normaali (fi) French: normale (fr) f. German: Normale (de) f.

Greek: κάθετος (el) f. Hungarian: normális (hu) Russian: нормаль (ru) (normál') f. Swedish: normal (sv) c.

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Catalan

Etymology

From French normal.

Adjective

normal m. and f. (plural normals)

1. normal

Antonyms

• anormal

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French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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

Antonyms

• anormal

Derived terms

• normalement
• normalisation
• normalité
• supernormal
• ultranormal

Related terms

• norme

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German

Adjective

normal (comparative normaler, superlative am normalsten)

1. normal

Derived terms

• normalerweise
• stinknormal

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Portuguese

Adjective

normal (plural normais)

1. normal, standard, regular

Related terms

• norma

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Romanian

Adjective

normal

1. normal

Adverb

normal

1. normally

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Spanish

Adjective

normal m. and f. (plural normales)

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

Synonyms

• regular, común
• perpendicular

Antonyms

• (normal): anormal, raro, poco común
• (perpn.): oblicuo, paralelo

Noun

normal f. (plural normales)

1. (education) a school for becoming a teacher

Related terms

• norma
• normalidad
• normalista
• refresco normal

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Swedish

Etymology

norm +‎ -al

Pronunciation

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Adjective

normal (comparative normalare, superlative normalast)

1. normal

Declension

Declension of normal

Inflections of normal		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	normal	normalare		normalast
	Neuter	normalt
Definite singular	Masc.	normale		normalaste
	All	normala		normalaste
Plural		normala		normalaste

Related terms

• normalisera

Antonyms

• abnorm
• onaturlig
• onormal
• sjuklig

Noun

normal c.

1. a normal, a line which is perpendicular to another line or to a surface

Declension

Declension of normal

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	normal	normalen	normaler	normalerna
genitive	normals	normalens	normalers	normalernas

Antonyms

• tangent