normalizers

Things that standardize

Normalizers are people or things that make something normal or standard.

In social contexts, normalizers are those who work to make previously taboo or unusual behaviors seem acceptable: Critics accused the media of being normalizers of political extremism.

In technical fields—mathematics, audio engineering, data science—normalizers are functions or processes that adjust values to a standard scale or range.

devices

transformers

Voltage-altering electrical devices

converters · adapters · equalizers · amplifiers · filters · processors · modulators · conditioners · calibrators · inverters

conformity

uniformity

State of being identical

adherence · assimilation · convergence · consistency · regularity · sameness · cohesion · orderliness · synchronization · unification

process

standardization

Implementing uniform technical specifications

tuning · correction · balancing · optimization · equalization · homogenization · rectification · smoothing · scaling · mapping

people

mediator

Neutral conflict resolver

arbitrator · diplomat · negotiator · counselor · therapist · coach · mentor · enforcer · regulator · auditor

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signal processing function

normalizersamplifiers

Devices that increase signal

distorters · compressors · boosters · limiters · clippers

effect on deviation/variance

normalizersdestabilizers

Agents causing instability

deviators · randomizers · disruptors · scramblers · skewers

social/behavioral function

normalizersdemonizers

Those who portray as evil

sensationalizers · alarmists · disruptors · scandalizers · whistleblowers

Family

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