normalize

== English == === Alternative forms === normalise (UK) === Etymology === From normal +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɔː.mə.laɪz/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɹ.mə.laɪz/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈnoː.mə.lɑɪz/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məlaɪz Hyphenation: nor‧mal‧ize === Verb === normalize (third-person singular simple present normalizes, present participle normalizing, simple past and past participle normalized) (transitive) To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard. (transitive) To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms. (transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent. (intransitive) To become normal; to return to a normal state. (statistics, transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects. (rail transport, transitive) To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position. Antonym: reverse (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To return to the normal position from the reverse position. Antonym: reverse (computing, databases, transitive) To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data). Hyponym: canonicalize (metallurgy, transitive) To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility. (mathematics, transitive) To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector. (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. ==== Usage notes ==== The term normalize is a contronym, as it can either refer to bringing an entity in line with norms or standards, or to change (or expand the scope of) norms and standards to accommodate what they once didn't cover. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== self-normalize ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Verb === normalize inflection of normalizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative