normality
English
editEtymology
editFrom normal + -ity, perhaps modelled on French normalité.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /nɔːˈmæl.ɪ.ti/
- (US) IPA(key): /nɔɹˈmæl.ə.ti/, [nɔɹˈmæl.ə.ɾi]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /noːˈmæl.ə.ti/
- Rhymes: -ælɪti
Noun
editnormality (countable and uncountable, plural normalities)
- (uncountable) The state of being normal or usual; normalcy.
- Jessie was going to wear pants to school, but her brother persuaded her to wear shorts to preserve normality.
- (chemistry) The concentration of a solution expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute per litre of solution.
- (countable, mathematics, statistics) A measure of how well an observed distribution approximates a normal distribution.
Synonyms
edit- (state of being normal): normalcy (US); see also Thesaurus:normality
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editstate of being normal
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(chemistry) concentration of a solution
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(mathematics) measure
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ “normality, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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