normal

• "the convention of not naming the main character"
• "violence is the rule not the exception"
• "his formula for impressing visitors"

Synonyms

• conventiona large formal assembly; something regarded as a normative example; (diplomacy) an international agreement ; orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional ; the act of convening
• patternplan or create according to a model or models ; form a pattern; a perceptual structure; a customary way of operation or behavior; a decorative or artistic work; something regarded as a normative example; a model considered worthy of imitation; something intended as a guide for making something else; the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
• ruleexercise authority over; decide with authority; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; decide on and make a declaration about; have an affinity with; mark or draw with a ruler; keep in check; a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; something regarded as a normative example; prescribed guide for conduct or action ; (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice ; a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; the duration of a monarch's or government's power; dominance or power through legal authority; directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
• formulaa group of symbols that make a mathematical statement ; directions for making something ; a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle ; a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements ; something regarded as a normative example; a liquid food for infants ; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

• "not abnormal"
• "serve wine at normal room temperature"
• "normal diplomatic relations"
• "normal working hours"
• "normal word order"
• "normal curiosity"
• "the normal course of events"

• "a perfectly normal child"
• "of normal intelligence"
• "the most normal person I've ever met"