What Does “Normal” Mean?
nor•mal?n?r m?l(adj.)
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; regular; natural.
serving to fix a standard. .. of natural occurrence.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Biology, Medicine
approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment.
Category: Psychiatry
free from any mental disorder; sane.
free from disease or malformation.
Category: Biology, Medicine
being at right angles, as a line; perpendicular. of the nature of or pertaining to a mathematical normal.
Category: Math
(of a solution) containing one equivalent weight of the constituent in question in one liter of solution. pertaining to an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight unbranched carbon chain, each carbon atom of which is joined to no more than two other carbon atoms.
Category: Chemistry
(n.)the normal form or state; the average or mean.
the standard or common type.
a perpendicular line or plane, esp. one perpendicular to a tangent line of a curve, or a tangent plane of a surface, at the point of contact. the portion of this perpendicular line included between its point of contact with the curve and the x-axis.
Category: Math
Origin of normal:
1520–30; < L norm?lis, from norma
nor?mal•ly
Princeton’s WordNet
convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula(adj)
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”
normal(adj)
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”
normal(adj)
in accordance with scientific laws
normal(adj)
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”
normal(adj)
forming a right angle
Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary
normal(adjective)?n?r m?l
usual or ordinary
I’m just a normal guy.; It’s normal for a young child to sleep around 12 hours a night.; These are more efficient than normal light bulbs.; Flight prices seem lower than normal at the moment.
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Yup..no doubt about it … normal is a conventional myth.
