normality
normality Lexical Profile
normality Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The condition or quality of being normal; the state of being usual, typical, or expected.
"After months of disruption caused by the flood, life in the town gradually returned to normality."
The property of a probability distribution or dataset conforming to a normal (Gaussian) distribution (in statistics).
"Before running the parametric analysis, the researchers applied the Shapiro-Wilk test to check the dataset for normality."
A measure of the concentration of a solution expressed as the number of gram equivalent weights of solute per liter of solution (in chemistry).
"The lab technician carefully titrated the acid to determine the exact normality of the solution."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Normality" and "normalcy" are synonymous in general usage, though "normality" is strongly preferred in British English and formal academic writing, while "normalcy" is more common in American English (popularized by U.S. President Warren G. Harding in 1920).
• Rhymes for normality
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century from the adjective "normal" (from Latin normalis, meaning "made according to a carpenter's square", from norma "rule, pattern") plus the noun-forming suffix "-ity".