1. Being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
   "After the crisis, the city gradually returned to normality"; "The patient's test results showed a return to normality";
   - normalcy [N. Amer]
    
2. Expectedness as a consequence of being usual, regular or common
   "The normality of the routine brought comfort after the chaotic events"; "They longed for a return to normality after the disaster";
   - normalcy [N. Amer]
    
3. (chemistry, of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per litre
   "The normality of the acid solution was 0.1N";
   - N
    
4. Conformity with the norm
   "After the crisis, everyone longed for a return to normality"
    
5. (statistics) the property of having a normal distribution
   "They tested the normality of the data before applying parametric tests"

Derived forms: normalities

See also: abnormal, normal, unnatural

Type of: condition, conformance, conformity, expectedness, relative quantity, status

Encyclopedia: Normality