normalize
/ˈnɔɹ.mə.laɪz/ verb C1- To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.
- To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
- To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent. · We'll need to normalize these statements before we can compare them.
- To become normal; to return to a normal state.
- To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
- To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
- To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
- To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
He/she/it normalizes · Past normalized · Past participle normalized · -ing form normalizing
Verb forms
- Base form
- normalize
- He/she/it
- normalizes
- Past
- normalized
- Past participle
- normalized
- -ing form
- normalizing
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