normalize

Meaning

1. (transitive) To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.
2. (transitive) To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
3. (transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
4. (transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
5. (transitive) To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
6. (intransitive) To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
7. (transitive) To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
8. (transitive) To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility.
9. (transitive) To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.

Synonyms

normalise

standardize

normalization

standardise

make acceptable

normalizing

renormalize

temper

regulate

conventionalize

renormalise

standardization

anneal

restore to normal

gloss

normalized

ration

regularize

resolve

settle

sleek

Translations

normaliser

normalizar

normaliseren

normalisieren

normalizzare

normieren

estandarizar

normen

standardisieren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɔː.mə.laɪz/

Etymology

From normal + -ize.