normal curve
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noun a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
bell-shaped curve; Gaussian shape; Gaussian curve.
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normal distribution
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noun a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance
Gaussian distribution.
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normal dwarf
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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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Normal equations
- (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.
Webster 1913
normal fault
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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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Normal group
- (Geol.), a group of rocks taken as a standard. Lyell.
Webster 1913
Normal place
- (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
Normal school
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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.
Webster 1913
normal tension glaucoma
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noun glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal
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