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normalization

UK[ˌnɔː.məˌlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩]US/ˌnɔɹ.mə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

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normalization noun: 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.

Noun

normalization (countable and uncountable, plural normalizations)

  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 it a lot easier for the rest of us […] to accept the aggressive policing and...2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order
  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 relations in the coming months and years."1982 April 25, William E. Farrell, “LOW-KEY CEREMONIES SET FOR SINAI TRANSFER TODAY”, in The New York Times
    • 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, Joe Biden, “This Can't Hurt Us”, in Promises to Keep, New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 143
  5. Globalization, the process of making a worldwide normal and dominant model of production and consumption.
  6. (operations) 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.

Proper noun

normalization

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

normalization meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

normalization in Hindi

any process that makes something more normal or regular
सामान्यीकरण sāmānyīkraṇ

normalization in Tamil

செம்மையாக்கல், இயல்புபடுத்துதல்

normalization in Marathi

नॉर्मलायझेशन

normalization in Urdu

نارملائزیشن, معمول سازی
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normalization in Bengali
স্বাভাবিকীকরণ, প্রমিতকরণ
normalization in Malayalam
സാധാരണവൽക്കരണം, നോർമലൈസേഷൻ
normalization in Kannada
ರೂಢೀಕರಣ
normalization in Punjabi
ਸਧਾਰਣਕਰਨ, ਸਧਾਰਣਕਰਣ
normalization in Odia
ସ୍ୱାଭାବିକକରଣ
normalization in Vietnamese
sự thông thường hoá

Examples of normalization in a sentence

  • Normalization of dehydroepiandrostenedione sulfate and elevation of progesterone suggest inhibition of 17-hydroxylase and 21-hydroxylase activities by sorafenib.
  • The concept of normalization has to be one of most overreferenced yet misunderstood concepts in programming.
  • They have emphasized desensitization and normalization, victimization of gay people, and the demonization of their opponents.

All 22 example sentences with normalization

Forms of normalization

pluralnormalizations
alternative UKnormalisation

Origin of normalization

From normal + -ization or normalize + -ation.

Words formed from normalization

Questions about normalization

What does normalization mean?
Normalization means 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.
What is normalization in Hindi?
Normalization in Hindi is सामान्यीकरण (sāmānyīkraṇ). See Normalization meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is normalization?
Normalization can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce normalization?
Normalization is pronounced [ˌnɔː.məˌlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩] (UK).
What is the plural of normalization?
The plural of normalization is normalizations.

Words near normalization in the dictionary

  1. normalities
  2. normality
  3. normality bias
  4. normalizability
  5. normalizable
  6. normalization
  7. normalizations
  8. normalize
  9. normalized
  10. normalized yield
  11. normalized yields

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: normalization (page history and authors); normalization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); normalization (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); normalization (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); normalization (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); normalization (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); normalization (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); normalization (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); normalization (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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