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normal

  • adjective
  • norm·al
  • /ˈnɔː.məl/

According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.

Example

“Organize the data into third normal form.”

Other meanings

  1. Adhering to or being what is considered natural or regular in a particular field or context

  2. usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.

    “John is feeling normal again.”

Example sentences

  • “Your heart is beating at a normal rate.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
  • “Most people don't need to eat meat under normal circumstances.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "normālis".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “normal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.