normality
Americannoun
plural
normalities-
conformity to the standard, typical, or average level, rate, condition or set of conditions, characteristics, behavior, etc..
Any assumption of a quick return to normality and business as usual is premature.
Surprising as it may sound, simple changes to your bed and lifestyle could prove to be the difference between severe pain and normality.
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Chemistry. the concentration of a solution relative to that of a normal solution, one that contains one equivalent weight of the solute per liter.
Since gram equivalent weight is the measure of the reactive capacity of a molecule, the solute's role in the reaction determines the solution's normality.
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Statistics. the fact or property of showing a frequency distribution representable by a normal curve, a symmetrical bell-shaped curve.
To confirm the statistical validity of the model I ran a number of diagnostics, checking for observations of influences and for normality of the distribution.
Etymology
Origin of normality
First recorded in 1830–40; normal ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )
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After it was signed in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, the guns were silenced, basic services were restored and normality began to return to Tigray.
From BBC
“In most parts of the national territory, activities are taking place with full normality,” Sheinbaum said in a post on Facebook.
From Salon
He said he hoped that Friday’s court ruling could be “a starting point toward more normality.”
President Claudia Sheinbaum called on the public to remain calm and maintained that most territory in the country was in a state of “complete normality.”
From Los Angeles Times
"We are offering the RN what it has always dreamed of: the appearance of normality."
From BBC
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