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Webster 1913 Edition


Subnormal

Sub-nor′mal

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Noun.
(Geom.)
That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.

Webster 1828 Edition


Subnormal

SUBNOR'MAL

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Noun.
[L. sub and norma, a rule.] A subperpendicular, or a line under the perpendicular to a curve.

Definition 2024


subnormal

subnormal

English

Adjective

subnormal (comparative more subnormal, superlative most subnormal)

  1. Less than normal.
    His intelligence was considered subnormal, but amazingly as a musician he was a genius.
  2. (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.

Translations

Noun

subnormal (plural subnormals)

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


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

subnormal m, f (plural subnormales)

  1. subnormal