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Webster 1913 Edition
Subnormal
Sub-nor′mal
,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
,Noun.
Definition 2024
subnormal
subnormal
English
Adjective
subnormal (comparative more subnormal, superlative most subnormal)
- Less than normal.
- His intelligence was considered subnormal, but amazingly as a musician he was a genius.
- (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.
- 2007, Ward Cheney, David Kincaid, Numerical mathematics and computing (page 704)
Translations
less than normal
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computing theory: denormal — see denormal
Noun
subnormal (plural subnormals)
- (geometry) That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.