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normality

n.
C1 Advanced US //ˌnɔɹˈmæɫəti// UK //nɔːmˈælɪti// nor·mal·i·ty

n. the state of being usual or typical. In science, it describes a standard condition or a specific type of distribution where most data points cluster around an average.

n. the state of being in accordance with what is usual, typical, or expected. In a statistical context, it refers to a distribution where data points follow a bell-shaped curve, with most values clustering around the mean.


SIMPLE

The city is slowly returning to a sense of normality after the storm.

CONTEXTUAL

Scientists observed that the chemical reaction only occurred under specific conditions of temperature and pressure, which they defined as the system's normality.

COMPLEX

The researcher argued that while the data set appeared to follow a normality, the presence of extreme outliers suggested a more complex underlying distribution that required a different statistical model.

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Origin

From normal + -ity, perhaps modelled on French normalité.

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