normalize

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Synonyms: formalize, normalise, normanize, normative, normality, formalise, formulize, renormalize, formatize, nomadize, marmalize

Antonyms: formalize, normalise, normanize, normative, normality, formalise, formulize, renormalize, formatize, nomadize, marmalize

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make [[normal]], to bring into alignment with an established [[standard]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To consider [[normal]], to treat as [[standard]] in the face of older norms.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[format]] in a [[standard]]ized manner, to make [[consistent]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[normal]]; to [[return]] to a normal [[state]].
5. {{lb|en|statistics|transitive}} To [[reduce]] the [[variation]]s by [[exclude|excluding]] [[irrelevant]] aspects.
6. {{lb|en|rail transport|transitive}} To return a set of [[points]] ([[railroad switch|switches]]) to the [[normal]] position.
7. {{lb|en|rail transport|intransitive|of points}} To return to the [[normal]] position from the [[reverse]] position.
8. {{lb|en|computing|database|transitive}} To subject to [[normalization]]; to [[eliminate]] [[redundancy]] in (a model for storing data).
9. {{lb|en|metallurgy|transitive}} To [[anneal]] (steel) for the purpose of decreasing [[brittleness]] and increasing [[ductility]].
10. {{lb|en|mathematics|transitive}} To divide a [[vector]] by its [[magnitude]] to produce a [[unit vector]].
11. {{lb|en|mathematics|transitive}} To constrain a number's [[absolute value]] to be 1 at maximum. More generally, to constrain the [[magnitude]] of a mathematical quantity to be 1 at maximum.

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