normalize

verb11

1. •
   To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.

   • There is little hope that the two countries will normalize relations; their governments seem to hate each other and would just as soon stay on bad terms.
2. •
   To become normal; to return to a normal state.
3. •
   To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.

   • We'll need to normalize these statements before we can compare them.
4. •
   To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
5. •
   To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.

   • After we properly normalize the measurements with respect to age, gender, geography and economic considerations, there remains little evidence of a difference between the two groups.
6. •
   To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.
7. •
   To constrain a number's absolute value to be 1 at maximum. More generally, to constrain the magnitude of a mathematical quantity to be 1 at maximum.
8. •
   To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
9. •
   To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility.
10. •
    To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
11. •
    To return to the normal position from the reverse position.