Thursday, July 24, 2008

Abnormal

  • not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain";
  • departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality"
  • A person or object that is not normal; Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular; Of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health; Odd, strange
  • Not normal; may be cancerous or pre-malignant.
  • Any state, structure, or function that differs substantially from the norm of its kind, exhibiting abnormality.
  • Different from normal in whatever sense the latter term is used. When normal signifies typical, abnormal means unusual.
  • Different from the most common pattern found in a particular tissue.
  • Something that is outside the normal range, not found to be as expected and/or different from the average.
  • Any change from the average, not necessarily harmful. When used in reference to genes, an abnormal gene might result in a specific disorder.
  • Occupying a point outside the shifting boundaries of social convention, like a same-sex couple before the 1970s.
  • Something that is outside the normal operation of the aircraft but which does not constitute an immediate danger..
  • atypical, unusual or uncommon. When used in reference to chromosomes, an abnormal chromosome complement may result in a specific disorder.
  • Different from the average; inappropriate with regard to the standards of society, social role or the existing set of circumstances.
  • unusual; unnatural

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