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subnormal

adj

Etymology

From sub- + normal.

  1. derived from normālis
  2. prefixed as subnormal — “sub + normal”

Definitions

  1. Less than normal.

    • Near-synonym: below average
    • His intelligence was considered subnormal, but as a musician he was a genius.

  2. denormal

    • Subnormal numbers cannot be normalized because this would result in an exponent that does not fit into the exponent field.

  3. idiot, stupid.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A person whose abilities are less than normal.

      • the IQ scores of mental subnormals

    2. That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the…

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

    3. Synonym of denormal.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA