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Unusual vs Subnormal - What's the difference?

unusual | subnormal |

As adjectives the difference between unusual and subnormal

is that unusual is unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm while subnormal is less than normal.

As a noun subnormal is

(geometry) that part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.

unusual

English

Alternative forms

* unusuall (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.}}
  • Not usual.

    • Synonyms

    * (different from the expected) abnormal, rare, strange, weird, (stronger) extraordinary ** See also

    Antonyms

    * (different from the expected) normal, usual

    subnormal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Less than normal.
    • His intelligence was considered subnormal , but amazingly as a musician he was a genius.
  • (computing theory) denormal
  • * 2007 , Ward Cheney, David Kincaid, Numerical mathematics and computing (page 704)
    • Subnormal numbers cannot be normalized because this would result in an exponent that does not fit into the exponent field.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.
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