D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

normalize

· IPA /ˈnɔɹ.mə.laɪz/
01 v. To make normal; as, to normalize relations with China.
  1. 1.
    To make normal; as, to normalize relations with China.
  2. 2.
    To make standard; determine the value by comparison to an item of known standard value; as, The test results were normalized for changes in the number of questions before comparison with the previous year's values.
  3. 3.
    To convert to a standard form or measure; adjust the value or values so as to conform to a standard measure or pattern; as, The probabilities were normalized to add up to 1.00.
Syn. renormalize. — Syn. -- standardize.