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normalize(dictionary)

scalade (iou) and normalize (iou)


scalade (iou)



scalade noun. Now rare or obsolete. Also scalado, pl. -o(e)s. L16.
[Italian scalada (now scalata), from medieval Latin scalare SCALE verb2: see ESCALADE noun.]
= ESCALADE noun. L16.
A scaling-ladder. rare. M17.

normalize (iou)



normalize verb. Also normalise. M19.
[formed as NORMALITY + -IZE.]
verb trans. Make normal or regular; cause to conform. Now spec. (Politics), make (relations) normal or stable between countries etc. M19.
Survey The relationship between the U.S.S.R. and the Western powers cannot be normalized..until..there is a change in Soviet values.
verb intrans. Become or return to normal. E20.
verb trans. Metallurgy. Heat (steel) above a certain temperature (about 700C) and allow to cool in still air at room temperature, to eliminate internal stresses and produce a finer grain structure. E20.
verb trans. Math. & Physics. Multiply (a series, function, or variable) by a factor that makes the norm or some associated quantity (as an integral) equal to a particular value, usu. unity. E20.
verb trans. Computing.
a. In floating-point representation: express (a number) in the standard form as regards the position of the radix point, usu. immediately preceding the first non-zero digit. M20.
b. Conform (a relational database) to a normal form. Chiefly as normalized ppl adjective. L20.
normalizable adjective M20.
normali'zation noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) Psychology the subconscious process whereby the mental image of a shape, pattern, etc., changes after prolonged presentation to assume a more familiar form: L19.
normalizer noun E20.
normalizing noun = normalization: E20.