Normal
Town in Illinois
Normal describes what conforms to a standard, type, or regular pattern—what you'd expect under ordinary circumstances.
A normal body temperature is around 98.6°F.
Normal behavior follows social conventions; abnormal behavior deviates from them.
Everything seemed normal until the sirens started.
In mathematics, normal means perpendicular to a surface.
The noun normal refers to the usual state: Things should return to normal by next week.
What counts as normal often reflects cultural assumptions rather than objective standards.
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- usualOccurring most often
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
commonplace · conventional · routine · everyday · standard · median · expected · moderate
Standard cognitive wiring
- adjustedChanged to improve fit
- saneMentally healthy, clearheaded
- rationalGoverned by logic
- stableSecure and unchanging
well-adjusted · functional · grounded · balanced · mentally · sound · coherent · lucid
In good physical condition
- wellDug water source
- recoveredReturned to normal state
- stableSecure and unchanging
- functioningWorking as intended
balanced · asymptomatic · fit · sound · unimpaired · regulated · homeostasis · remission
Meeting accepted standards
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- fittingSuitable or proper
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
proper · respectable · conventional · acceptable · expected · customary · traditional · orthodox
Allocation across recipients
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- varianceSpread around the mean
mean · probability · sampling · parameter · regression · outlier · percentile · standardized
At right angles
- orthogonalAt right angles
- vectorQuantity with direction
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
angle · projection · tangent · coordinate · axis · intersection · geometry · mapping
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
regular · commonplace · conventional · routine · everyday · standard · median · expected · moderate · unremarkable
neurotypical
Standard cognitive wiring
stable · well-adjusted · functional · grounded · balanced · mentally · sound · coherent · lucid · centered
healthy
In good physical condition
functioning · balanced · asymptomatic · fit · sound · unimpaired · regulated · homeostasis · remission · clearance
conforming
Meeting accepted standards
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- fittingSuitable or proper
appropriate · proper · respectable · conventional · acceptable · expected · customary · traditional · orthodox · established
distribution
Allocation across recipients
variance · mean · probability · sampling · parameter · regression · outlier · percentile · standardized · z-score
perpendicular
At right angles
- orthogonalAt right angles
- vectorQuantity with direction
- planeWinged flying vehicle
surface · angle · projection · tangent · coordinate · axis · intersection · geometry · mapping · transformation
- IllinoisChicago, Springfield, Land of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, downstate
- Midwest citiesChicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis
- Illinois placesSpringfield, Champaign, Urbana, Bloomington, Carbondale
- Twin CitiesMinneapolis, St. Paul, Saint Paul, Dallas, Fort Worth
- Funny TownsClimax, Nothing, Eek
- Nebraska NeighborhoodsBenson, Dundee, Haymarket, Bethany, Malone
Normalabnormal
Deviating from typical
pathological · disturbed · disordered · neurotic · psychotic
- new normalAltered baseline after disruption
- social normShared behavioral expectation
- cultural normsSociety's accepted behaviors
- gender normsSocial expectations by sex
- community normsAccepted group behaviors
- normal curveSymmetric probability distribution shape
norm, norms, normed, norming, normals, normalcy, normalise, normalize, normalised