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• Normal tube — In topology, a normal tube to a smooth curve is a manifold defined as the union of all discs such that all the discs have the same fixed radius; the center of each disc lies on the curve; and each disc lies in a plane normal to the curve where… …   Wikipedia

• Normal — Nor mal (n[^o]r mal), n. [Cf. F. normale, ligne normale. See {Normal}, a.] 1. (Geom.) Any perpendicular. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) A straight line or plane drawn from any point of a curve or surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• curve — vb Curve, bend, twist are comparable when they mean to swerve or cause to swerve or deviate from a straight line or a normal direction or course. Curve is the word of widest application, and it may describe any deviation or swerving from the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Normal, Illinois — Uptown Normal looking east on North Street …   Wikipedia

• curve — [kʉrv] adj. [L curvus, bent: see CROWN] Archaic curved n. 1. a line having no straight part; bend having no angular part 2. a thing or part having the shape of a curve 3. the act of curving, or the extent of this 4. [pl.] the pronounced curving… …   English World dictionary

• normal curve — n. BELL CURVE …   English World dictionary

• normal — [nôr′məl] adj. [L normalis < norma, a rule: see NORM] 1. conforming with or constituting an accepted standard, model, or pattern; esp., corresponding to the median or average of a large group in type, appearance, achievement, function,… …   English World dictionary

• normal curve — of distribution bell shaped c …   Medical dictionary

• normal distribution — n. Statistics a symmetrical distribution, represented on a graph by a BELL CURVE, in which the class with the highest frequency is at the center and the classes with the lowest frequency are at each end …   English World dictionary

• Normal distribution — This article is about the univariate normal distribution. For normally distributed vectors, see Multivariate normal distribution. Probability density function The red line is the standard normal distribution Cumulative distribution function …   Wikipedia

• Normal curve equivalent — In educational statistics, a normal curve equivalent (NCE), developed for the United States Department of Education by the RMC Research Corporation,[1][2] is a way of standardizing scores received on a test. It is defined as (approximately) 50 +… …   Wikipedia