verb🔗ShareTo make normal, to make standard."There is little hope that the two countries will normalize relations; their governments seem to hate each other and would just as soon stay on bad terms."systemprocessbusinessindustrysocietysciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo format in a standardized manner, to make consistent."The teacher normalised the test scores by adjusting them to a scale of 100, making it easier to compare student performance. "systemprocessindustrybusinesstechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce to variations by excluding irrelevant aspects."After we properly normalize the measurements with respect to age, gender, geography and economic considerations, there remains little evidence of a difference between the two groups."statisticssciencetechnicalprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo return a set of points (switches) to the normal position."After the fire alarm drill, the teacher normalised all the light switches that the students had flipped on and off. "technicalmachinesystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of points) To return to the normal position from the reverse position."After the power outage, the thermostat normalised to its usual temperature. "positionactiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data)."The database administrator normalised the customer information table to avoid duplicate entries and make searching faster. "computingsystemtechnicalstatisticsmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector."To find the direction of the wind, the meteorologist normalised the wind vector. "mathphysicstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading