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n. (cognition) | 1. convention, formula, normal, pattern, rule | something regarded as a normative example.; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" |
| ~ practice | knowledge of how something is usually done.; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" |
| ~ mores | (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group. |
| ~ code of behavior, code of conduct | a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group. |
| ~ universal | a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings.; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal" |
adj. | 2. normal | conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal.; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events" |
| ~ average, mean | approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" |
| ~ median, average | relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values).; "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" |
| ~ modal, average | relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution.; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" |
| ~ natural | functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies.; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild" |
| ~ regular | not deviating from what is normal.; "her regular bedtime" |
| ~ typical | conforming to a type.; "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior" |
| ~ sane | mentally healthy; free from mental disorder.; "appears to be completely sane" |
| ~ standard | conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind.; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure" |
adj. | 3. normal | in accordance with scientific laws. |
adj. | 4. normal | being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development.; "a perfectly normal child"; "of normal intelligence"; "the most normal person I've ever met" |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
adj. | 5. normal | forming a right angle. |
| ~ geometry | the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces. |
| ~ perpendicular | intersecting at or forming right angles.; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" |
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