subnormal

comparative more subnormal · superlative most subnormal

1. Less than normal.

   Near-synonym: below average

   1 more example

   His intelligence was considered subnormal, but as a musician he was a genius.

   Synonyms: below average · Antonyms: supernormal

2. computingdenormal

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

   2007, Ward Cheney, David Kincaid, Numerical mathematics and computing, page 704

3. derogatoryoffensiveidiot, stupid.

plural subnormals

1. A person whose abilities are less than normal.

   the IQ scores of mental subnormals

2. geometryThat part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.
3. computingSynonym of denormal.

   Synonyms: denormal