normality

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When the normality is artificially disturbed, all the functions of the body adapt themselves to the change, and, if the disturbance be not too great, co-operate in the restoration of the normal condition.

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  1. noun The state or fact of being normal; normalcy.
  2. noun Chemistry The concentration of a solution, expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute per liter of solution.

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  • As Dr. Andrews liked to say, normality was a relative term. —  The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner
  • She let her face snap back into normality, and then lounged in her chair, sinking her chin on her chest and rolling her eyes. —  Last Ditch - Ngaio Marsh - Roderick Alleyn 29
  • All the ingredients for success and normality were there; a standard H-congruous biosphere, G-type star, oceans, big continents with great landscapes of deserts, mountains, plains, jungles, and vast deciduous forests, handsome coastlines and long meandering archipelagos. —  Hamilton, Peter F. - [Void 01] - The Dreaming Void
  • The quaint idea of normality was in my head a lot now, though I'm not sure what the word really meant. —  Patterson, James - [Alex Cross 12] - Cross
  • I wanted what passed in this world for normality, and yet was such a rare privilege for it was only made possible by love. —  Scoundrel by Bernard Cornwell
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