normal form

noun

Any of various forms of a relational database providing criteria for determining a table's degree of vulnerability to logical inconsistencies and anomalies.

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Meanings

nounnormal form (plural normal forms)

plural normal forms

  1. computingAny of various forms of a relational database providing criteria for determining a table's degree of vulnerability to logical inconsistencies and anomalies.
  2. computingA matrix that represents the possible outcomes of a game
  3. mathematicsA standard, canonical way of presenting an object.
    1. musical set theorymathematicsA method of naming a chord by the most compact ordering of pitches.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
canonical form

Translations

Finnish normaalimuoto, normaalimuoto
  • normaalimuotodatabases: form of a relational database
  • normaalimuotogame theory: matrix of possible outcomes
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APA

normal form. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normal%20form

MLA

“normal form.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normal%20form. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “normal form,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normal%20form.

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