normalize
/ˈnɔːm(ə)lʌɪz
/(also normalise)
verb
1Bring or return to a normal or standard condition or state: [with object]: the two countries normalized diplomatic relations in 1995 [no object]: the situation had normalized...
- The talks were originally meant to focus on normalizing diplomatic relations which would bring Japanese economic aid to North Korea.
- Between 1988 and 1994, China normalized or established diplomatic relations with 18 countries, as well as with the Soviet successor states.
- The adverse balance has persisted since 1965, when the two countries normalized their diplomatic relations.
2 [with object] Mathematics Multiply (a series, function or item of data) by a factor that makes the norm or some associated quantity such as an integral equal to a desired value (usually 1): both sets of data have been normalized such that the lowest value is equal to 1...
- For this analysis, all residual values were normalized according to the square-root of the line scan intensity and plotted as a function of distance from the nearest Z line.
- Following convention, quantity terms were normalized using the data means to have mean values of one.
- Areas under spectral curves were first normalized to the same value before curves were subtracted.
2.1 Computing (In floating-point representation) express (a number) in the standard form as regards the position of the radix point, usually immediately following the first non-zero digit.
