normal form meaning: definition | English Dictionary

normal form

noun

Computing, Databases, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Any of various forms of a relational database providing criteria for determining a table's degree of vulnerability to logical inconsistencies and anomalies.

Computing, Engineering, Game theory, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A matrix that represents the possible outcomes of a game

Mathematics, Sciences A standard, canonical way of presenting an object.

Mathematics, Sciences A method of naming a chord by the most compact ordering of pitches.

Musical set theory

Derived terms: Backus normal form, Boyce-Codd normal form, Chomsky Normal Form, fifth normal form, first normal form, fourth normal form, normal form game, second normal form, third normal form