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NormalThe term normal has many meanings, as listed below. Behavior In behavior, normal means not deviating very much from the average; "not normal" is often used in a negative sense (improper, sick, etc.). Abnormality varies greatly in how pleasant or unpleasant this is for other people; somebody may half-jokingly be called "pleasantly disturbed". Examples of "normality" are mainstream, temperance, vanilla sex, equilibrium, stability, reality, peace, health, middle way; contrast these with eccentricity, perversion, paraphilia, intersexual, disease, disability, mental illness, addiction, war, crime, fantasy, dream, hallucination, illusion. Some terms could fit in both lists, for example boredom: too much "normality" can be boring, but boredom is a kind of suffering, which can be considered "not normal". - Quote: It is dangerous to be right on a subject on which the established authorities are wrong. - Voltaire. (It is dangerous not to be "normal" even if you are right).
Sciences and education - In chemistry, the normality of an acid or an alkali is one way to measure its concentration.
Mathematics Places Normal is the name of several places in the United States: Entertainment - In the Pokmon video game franchise, Normal-type Pokmon are Pokmon that do not have any outstanding elemental characteristics, such as not being able to breathe fire or not being a ghost.
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