normalize

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈnɔrməˌlaɪz/

📖 Definitions

  1. verb
    To make something conform to a standard, norm, or regular pattern; to bring into a normal or regular state.; To make something seem normal or acceptable, especially something that was previously considered unusual or unacceptable.; To return to a normal state or condition after a period of disruption or abnormality.; In mathematics, to adjust values measured on different scales to a common scale, often by dividing by a norm or magnitude.; In database design, to organize data in a database to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity by applying normal forms.; In audio processing, to adjust the amplitude of an audio signal to a desired level, typically the maximum level without clipping.; In metallurgy, to heat a metal alloy to a specific temperature and then allow it to cool in air to refine its grain structure and improve mechanical properties.; In statistics, to transform data so that it follows a normal (Gaussian) distribution.; In vector mathematics, to scale a vector to have a unit length (magnitude of 1) while preserving its direction.

🔗 Details

Word forms

3rd sing.: normalizes Past: normalized Past part.: normalized Pres part.: normalizing

Collocations

normalize datanormalize relationsnormalize the situationnormalize valuesnormalize behavior

Derivatives

normalizationnormalizernormalnormallynormalityabnormalabnormality

Synonyms

standardizeregularizeformalizeregulatestabilize

Antonyms

destabilizedisruptdisorder

Commonly confused

normalise
EN: 'Normalise' is the British English spelling; 'normalize' is the American English spelling. They are identical in meaning.
standardize
EN: 'Standardize' implies conforming to an established standard or specification; 'normalize' implies returning something to a normal or expected state.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that American English uses 'normalize' with a 'z', while British English uses 'normalise' with an 's'. Both are correct in their respective varieties.

💬 Examples

  1. The government took steps to normalize the economy after the crisis.

  2. Social media has helped normalize conversations about mental health.

  3. Relations between the two countries began to normalize after the treaty was signed.

  4. We need to normalize the data before feeding it into the machine learning model.

  5. The database administrator decided to normalize the tables to eliminate duplicate entries.

  6. The sound engineer normalized the track so that the loudest peak reached 0 dB.

  7. The steel was normalized at 900°C to achieve a uniform microstructure.

  8. The researchers normalized the skewed data using a logarithmic transformation.

  9. To find the direction of movement, we first normalize the velocity vector.