normalization.

1. The process of bringing something into an accepted, usual or standard condition.

2. The rescaling of quantities to a specified reference, range or magnitude.

3. The organization of database data into structures intended to reduce redundancy and specified dependency problems.

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Words that belong together

• normalization of relations
• normalization of a practice

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Normalization of relations followed the restoration of regular contact.

The essay criticized normalization of a practice that had once been openly contested.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: requirements and constraints, institutional organization, formal assessment, system properties. Disciplines: academic writing, formal analysis, institutional studies. Commonness: moderately common.