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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A handful of people clung to an idea of normality, saying they were crossing into Turkey for vacations planned before the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
"We watch houses falling, this is normality for us," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
He seems unable to tolerate normality and shows little faith in quiet progress—set a good policy in place, tend to it as it settles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
It was quiet, almost defiant in its normality.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
The lamps had been lit now and there was a deceptive normality about the big stone rooms with their colorful murals, animal skin rugs, embroidered drapes, and comfortable gilded furniture.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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