Normality (behavior)
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| [[Image:Portrait_von_Antonietta_Gonzales_by_Lavinia_Fontana_ca.1594-1595.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The best way to define normal is by its antonym, [[abnormal]] | [[Image:Portrait_von_Antonietta_Gonzales_by_Lavinia_Fontana_ca.1594-1595.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The best way to define normal is by its antonym, [[abnormal]] | ||
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| In [[behavior]], '''normal''' refers to a lack of significant deviation from the average. The phrase "not normal" is often applied in a negative sense (asserting that someone or some situation is [[improper]], [[sick]], etc.). [[Abnormality]] varies greatly in how pleasant or [[unpleasant]] this is for other people; somebody may half-jokingly be called "pleasantly disturbed". | In [[behavior]], '''normal''' refers to a lack of significant deviation from the average. The phrase "not normal" is often applied in a negative sense (asserting that someone or some situation is [[improper]], [[sick]], etc.). [[Abnormality]] varies greatly in how pleasant or [[unpleasant]] this is for other people; somebody may half-jokingly be called "pleasantly disturbed". | ||
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In behavior, normal refers to a lack of significant deviation from the average. The phrase "not normal" is often applied in a negative sense (asserting that someone or some situation is improper, sick, etc.). Abnormality varies greatly in how pleasant or unpleasant this is for other people; somebody may half-jokingly be called "pleasantly disturbed".
See also
- Abnormal
- The Normal
- Normality (behavior), conformance to an average
- Norm (sociology), social norms, expected patterns of behavior studied within the context of sociology.
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