normalizer

[ nawr-muh-lahy-zer ]

/ ˈnɔr məˌlaɪ zər /

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a person or thing that normalizes.

Mathematics.

the subgroup consisting of elements that commute with a given element.
the set of elements of a group that commute with every element of a given subgroup.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1925–30; normalize + -er¹