normalization

Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.

Proper noun

  1. Peace efforts and treaties between the Arab League and Israel. See Arab–Israeli normalization.

Origin

From normal + -ization or normalize + -ation.

Forms

normalisation

Noun

  1. Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.
    • In the writings of Banfield, Wilson, and the New Progressives, the present-oriented, the wicked and the disorderly are portrayed as being abnormal―as being in need of normalization, control, and supervision. This makes...
  2. Standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations.
  3. In relational database design, a process that breaks down data into record groups for efficient processing, by eliminating redundancy.
    • Meronym: atomization
  4. Process of establishing normal diplomatic relations between two countries.
    • Following the line pursued in recent months by President Mubarak, Mr. Ali said he was confident the peace treaty between the two former foes would presist^([sic]) and "create a good atmosphere for normalizations of...
    • On my first trip to China after normalization, I saw firsthand the possibility of leveraging Deng Xiaoping’s very real fear of the Soviets to gain specific intelligence aid from the People’s Republic of China. - 2007,...
  5. Globalization, the process of making a worldwide normal and dominant model of production and consumption.
  6. Normalized production.
  7. Sharing or enforcement of standard policies.
  8. A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through propaganda, influence, imitation and conformity.
  9. The process of removing statistical error in repeated measured data.

Forms

normalizations normalisation

Related

atomization regularization seminormalization standardization stabilization first normal form second normal form third normal form fourth normal form fifth normal form Boyce-Codd normal form

Derived

autonormalization homonormalization orthonormalization pseudonormalization renormalization transnormalization