Made normal or standard; brought into conformity with a norm. In statistics, adjusted to a standard scale or distribution.
From 'normal' + -ize + -ed. 'Normal' comes from Latin normalis 'made according to a carpenter's square', from norma 'rule, pattern'. The statistical sense developed in the 19th century.
Database normalization, a core computer science concept, prevents data redundancy by organizing information efficiently - much like how the carpenter's square (norma) ensured right angles. The process of 'normalizing' social behaviors can be controversial, as it implies some states are more 'correct' than others.
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