Normalization
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation [ˌnɔː.məˌlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩] · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Normalization is a noun meaning Standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations.
Meaning
Standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations.
More Meanings
- (diplomacy) Process of establishing normal diplomatic relations between two countries.
- (economics) Globalization, the process of making a worldwide normal and dominant model of production and consumption.
- (operations) Normalized production.
- (politics) Sharing or enforcement of standard policies.
- Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.
- (databases) In relational database design, a process that breaks down data into record groups for efficient processing, by eliminating redundancy.
- (sociology) A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through propaganda, influence, imitation and conformity.
Example Sentences
Meronym: atomization
On my first trip to China after normalization, I saw firsthand the possibility of leveraging Deng Xiaoping’s very real fear of the Soviets to gain specific intelligence aid from the People’s Republic of China.
Following the line pursued in recent months by President Mubarak, Mr. Ali said he was confident the peace treaty between the two former foes would presist^([sic]) and "create a good atmosphere for normalizations of relations in the coming months and years."
In the writings of Banfield, Wilson, and the New Progressives, the present-oriented, the wicked and the disorderly are portrayed as being abnormal―as being in need of normalization, control, and supervision. This makes it a lot easier for the rest of us […] to accept the aggressive policing and harsh punishment of the disorderly others.
Word Forms
- normalizations
- normalisation
Synonyms for normalization
Depending on context, synonyms include regularization, standardization, regularisation, normalisation, standardisation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include standardization, regularization, normalisation, regularisation, standardisation, standardize.
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