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Unification vs Normalization - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between unification and normalization

is that unification is the act of unifying while normalization is any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.

unification

English

Noun

  • The act of unifying.
  • The state of being unified.
  • (mathematical logic, computer science) Given two terms, their join with respect to a specialisation order.
  • *
  • 5.7.T ( Unification theorem' ) For any two terms or formulas
    without quantifiers X and Y, the following holds.
    (i) The '
    unification
    algorithm UNIF1, applied to X, Y,
    terminates after a finite number of steps.
    (ii) {X, Y} is unifiable iff UNIF1 so indicates upon ter-
    mination. Moreover, the substitution σ then available as out-
    put is a most general unifier of {X, Y}.

    Derived terms

    * unificationist * unificatory

    Antonyms

    * division

    See also

    * reunification

    normalization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * normalisation UK

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.
  • standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations.
  • (computing) In relational database design, a process that breaks down data into record groups for efficient processing, by eliminating redundancy.
  • (diplomacy) Process of establishing normal diplomatic relations between two countries
  • (economics) globalization, the process of making a worldwide normal and dominant model of production and consumption
  • (operations)} Making a normalized production.
  • (politics) Sharing or enforcement of standard policies
  • (sociology) A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through propaganda, influence, imitation and conformity.
  • (statistics) The process of removing statistical error in repeated measured data.
  • See also

    * (databases) first normal form * (databases) second normal form * (databases) third normal form * (databases) fourth normal form * (databases) fifth normal form * (databases) Boyce-Codd normal form