Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

normal form

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables
nor-mal -form
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various forms of a relational database providing criteria for determining a table's degree of vulnerability to logical inconsistencies and anomalies.

noun

A matrix that represents the possible outcomes of a game

noun

A standard, canonical way of presenting an object.

noun

A standard, canonical way of presenting an object.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

normal forms (plural)

Phrases

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Questions

What does normal form mean?
Any of various forms of a relational database providing criteria for determining a table's degree of vulnerability to logical inconsistencies and anomalies.

How to pronounce normal form

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