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- DictionaryNor·mal/ˈnôrm(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected: "it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food"
- 2. (of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles: technical "a single plane of symmetry with a diad axis normal to it"
noun
- 1. the usual, average, or typical state or condition: "her temperature was above normal"
- 2. a line at right angles to a given line or surface: technical "the view is along the normal to the surface"
Nov 15, 2011 · It is past time that we rethink what we mean by the words "normal" and "abnormal" as those words apply to the mental and emotional states and behaviors of human beings.
Normal definition, conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. See more.
Definition of normal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. normal. noun. /ˈnɔːml/ /ˈnɔːrml/ Idioms. [uncountable] the usual or average state, level or standard. above/below normal The rainfall has been above normal for the time of year. Sales to December are well below normal. (back) to normal Things soon returned to normal.
Definition of normal adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. normal. adjective. /ˈnɔrml/ typical, usual, or ordinary; what you would expect perfectly (= completely) normal Her temperature is normal. It's normal to feel tired after such a long trip.
What does the word normal mean? There are 26 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word normal, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. normal has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Aug 16, 2019 · Normal is both a fact in the world and a judgment of what is right. As Hacking wrote, “One can, than, use the word ‘normal’ to say how things are, but also to say how they ought to be.” A bunch of other words out there were looking to rival normal: natural, common, ordinary, typical, straight, perfect, and ideal. The list goes on.
Every normal distribution is a version of the standard normal distribution, whose domain has been stretched by a factor (the standard deviation) and then translated by (the mean value): f ( x ∣ μ , σ 2 ) = 1 σ φ ( x − μ σ ) {\displaystyle f(x\mid \mu ,\sigma ^{2})={\frac {1}{\sigma }}\varphi \left({\frac {x-\mu }{\sigma }}\right)}
