Perpendicular vs. Normal

Perpendicularadjective

(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).

‘In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor.’;

Normaladjective

according to norms or rules

‘Organize the data into third normal form.’;

Perpendicularadjective

Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.

Normaladjective

healthy; not sick or ill

‘John is feeling normal again.’;

Perpendicularnoun

(geometry) A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.

Normaladjective

teaching teachers how to teach to certain norms

‘My grandmother attended Mankato State Normal School.’;

Perpendicularnoun

A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.

Normaladjective

(chemistry) of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution

Perpendicularadjective

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth.

Normaladjective

(organic chemistry) describing a straight chain isomer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or an aliphatic compound in which a substituent is in the 1- position of such a hydrocarbon

Perpendicularadjective

At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.

Normaladjective

in which all parts of an object vibrate at the same frequency normal mode]]

Perpendicularnoun

A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction.

Normaladjective

in the default position, set for the most frequently used route

Perpendicularnoun

A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.

Normaladjective

(geometry) perpendicular to a tangent of a curve or derivative of a surface

Perpendicularnoun

a straight line at right angles to another line

Normaladjective

(mathematics) adhering to or being what is considered natural or regular in a particular field or context:

Perpendicularnoun

a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting

Normaladjective

(of a real number) whose digits, in any base representation, enjoy a uniform distribution

Perpendicularnoun

a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point

Normaladjective

with cosets which form a group

Perpendicularnoun

an extremely steep face

Normaladjective

which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K

Perpendicularadjective

intersecting at or forming right angles;

‘the axes are perpendicular to each other’; ‘parallel lines never converge’; ‘concentric circles are parallel’; ‘dancers in two parallel rows’;

Normaladjective

which has a very specific bell curve shape; that is or has the qualities of a normal distribution

Perpendicularadjective

at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;

‘a vertical camera angle’; ‘the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab’; ‘measure the perpendicular height’;

Normaladjective

which has a normal distribution; which is associated with random variable that has a normal distribution

Perpendicularadjective

extremely steep;

‘the great perpendicular face of the cliff’;

Normaladjective

which is pre-compact

Perpendicularadjective

at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground

‘dormers and gables that extend perpendicular to the main roofline’;

Normaladjective

which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology

Perpendicularadjective

at an angle of 90° to the ground; vertical

‘the perpendicular cliff’;

Normaladjective

which commutes with its conjugate transpose

Perpendicularadjective

so steep as to be almost vertical

‘houses seem to cling by blind faith to the perpendicular hillside’;

Normaladjective

which commutes with its adjoint

Perpendicularadjective

denoting the latest stage of English Gothic church architecture, prevalent from the late 14th to mid 16th centuries and characterized by broad arches, elaborate fan vaulting, and large windows with vertical tracery

‘the Perpendicular style’; ‘the handsome Perpendicular church of St Andrew’;

Normaladjective

(category theory) being (as a morphism) or containing (as a category) only normal epimorphism(s) or monomorphism(s), that is, those which are the kernel or cokernel of some morphism, respectively

Perpendicularnoun

a straight line at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface

‘at each division draw a perpendicular representing the surface line’;

Normaladjective

in which disjoint closed sets can be separated by disjoint neighborhoods

Perpendicularnoun

perpendicular position or direction

‘the wall declines from the perpendicular a little inward’;

Normalnoun

(geometry) a line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.

Perpendicular

In elementary geometry, the property of being perpendicular (perpendicularity) is the relationship between two lines which meet at a right angle (90 degrees). The property extends to other related geometric objects.

Normalnoun

a person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.

Normalnoun

(uncountable) the usual state.

‘His workload is now back to normal.’; ‘Heavy workload is the new normal.’;

Normaladjective

According to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; analogical.

‘Deviations from the normal type.’;

Normaladjective

According to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle; as, a line normal to the base. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal.

Normaladjective

Standard; original; exact; typical.

Normalnoun

Any perpendicular.

Normalnoun

A straight line or plane drawn from any point of a curve or surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or surface at that point.

Normalnoun

something regarded as a normative example;

‘the convention of not naming the main character’; ‘violence is the rule not the exception’; ‘his formula for impressing visitors’;

Normaladjective

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal;

‘serve wine at normal room temperature’; ‘normal diplomatic relations’; ‘normal working hours’; ‘normal word order’; ‘normal curiosity’; ‘the normal course of events’;

Normaladjective

in accordance with scientific laws

Normaladjective

being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development;

‘a perfectly normal child’; ‘of normal intelligence’; ‘the most normal person I've ever met’;

Normaladjective

forming a right angle