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Normalizes vs Formalizes - What's the difference?

normalizes | formalizes |

As verbs the difference between normalizes and formalizes

is that normalizes is (normalize) while formalizes is (formalize).

normalizes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (normalize)

  • normalize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * normalise (UK)

    Verb

  • To make normal, to make standard.
  • There is little hope that the two countries will normalize relations; their governments seem to hate each other and would just as soon stay on bad terms.
  • To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
  • We'll need to normalize these statements before we can compare them.
  • (statistics) To reduce to variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
  • After we properly normalize the measurements with respect to age, gender, geography and economic considerations, there remains little evidence of a difference between the two groups.
  • (rail transport) To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
  • (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
  • (transitive, computing, database) To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
  • (mathematics) To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.
  • Antonyms

    * (rail transport) reverse (transitive and intransitive)

    formalizes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (formalize)

  • formalize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * formalise

    Verb

    (formaliz)
  • To give something a definite form; to shape.
  • To give something a formal or official standing.
  • To act with formality.
  • Derived terms

    * formalizable