English Dictionary
◊ NORMAL
normal
adj 1: 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" [ant: {abnormal}]
2: in accordance with scientific laws [ant: {paranormal}]
3: (psychology) 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" [ant: {abnormal}]
4: (geometry) forming a right angle
n : 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"
[syn: {convention}, {pattern}, {rule}, {formula}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN FORMAL?
FORMAL
1. FORmula MAnipulation Language.
An early {Fortran} extension for {symbolic mathematics}.
["FORMAL, A Formula Manipulation Language", C.K. Mesztenyi,
Computer Note CN-1, CS Dept, U Maryland (Jan 1971)].
2. A data manipulation language for nonprogrammers from {IBM}
{LASC}.
["FORMAL: A Forms-Oriented and Visual-Directed Application
System", N.C. Shu, IEEE Computer 18(8):38-49 (1985)].
(1994-12-06)