normal : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
  bell-shaped curve; Gaussian shape; Gaussian curve.
  

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• noun a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance
  Gaussian distribution.
  

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• noun an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal
  hypoplastic dwarf; true dwarf; primordial dwarf.
  

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• (Method of Least Squares), a set of equations of the first degree equal in number to the number of unknown quantities, and derived from the observations by a specified process. The solution of the normal equations gives the most probable values of the unknown quantities.

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• noun an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall
  gravity fault; common fault.
  

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• (Geol.), a group of rocks taken as a standard. Lyell.

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• (of a planet or comet) (Astron.), the apparent place in the heavens of a planet or comet at a specified time, the place having been determined by a considerable number of observations, extending perhaps over many days, and so combined that the accidental errors of observation have largely balanced each other.

Webster 1913

• noun a two-year school for training elementary teachers
  teachers college.
  

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• a school whose methods of instruction are to serve as a model for imitation; an institution for the training of teachers.

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• noun glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal
  

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