"normal form" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: normal forms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} normal form (plural normal forms)
  1. (databases) Any of various forms of a relational database providing criteria for determining a table's degree of vulnerability to logical inconsistencies and anomalies. Categories (topical): Databases Derived forms: Backus normal form, Boyce-Codd normal form, Chomsky Normal Form, fifth normal form, first normal form, fourth normal form, normal form game, second normal form, third normal form Translations (databases: form of a relational database): normaalimuoto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-normal_form-en-noun-8h5hzHTn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 37 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 36 34 Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'databases: form of a relational database': 83 11 6
  2. (game theory) A matrix that represents the possible outcomes of a game Categories (topical): Game theory Translations (game theory: matrix of possible outcomes): normaalimuoto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-normal_form-en-noun-abOdw0H8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 37 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 36 34 Topics: computing, engineering, game-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'game theory: matrix of possible outcomes': 7 87 6
  3. (mathematics) A standard, canonical way of presenting an object. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-normal_form-en-noun-SJvYH1Lx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 37 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 36 34 Topics: mathematics, sciences

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