The difference between Normal and Ordinary

When used as nouns, normal means a line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane, whereas ordinary means a devotional manual.

When used as adjectives, normal means according to norms or rules, whereas ordinary means having regular jurisdiction.

check bellow for the other definitions of Normal and Ordinary

  1. Normal as an adjective:

    according to norms or rules

    Examples:

    "Organize the data into third normal form."

  2. Normal as an adjective:

    healthy; not sick or ill

    Examples:

    "John is feeling normal again."

  3. Normal as an adjective (education, of a school):

    teaching teachers how to teach

    Examples:

    "My grandmother attended Mankato State Normal School."

  4. Normal as an adjective (chemistry):

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

  5. Normal as an adjective (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

  6. Normal as an adjective (physics, of a mode in an oscillating system):

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

  7. Normal as an adjective (rail transport, of points):

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

  8. Normal as an adjective (geometry):

    perpendicular to a tangent of a curve or derivative of a surface

  9. Normal as an adjective (mathematics):

    adhering to or being what is considered natural or regular in a particular field or context: whose digits, in any base representation, enjoy a uniform distribution with cosets which form a group which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K which has a very specific bell curve shape; that is or has the qualities of a normal distribution which has a normal distribution; which is associated with random variable that has a normal distribution which is pre-compact which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology which commutes with its conjugate transpose which commutes with its adjoint 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 in which disjoint closed sets can be separated by disjoint neighborhoods

  1. Normal as a noun (geometry):

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

  2. Normal as a noun (slang, countable):

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

  3. Normal as a noun (uncountable):

    the usual state.

    Examples:

    "His workload is now back to normal."

    "Heavy workload is the new normal."

  1. Ordinary as an adjective (legal, of a judge):

    Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.

  2. Ordinary as an adjective:

    Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.

    Examples:

    "On an ordinary day I wake up at nine o'clock, work for six hours, and then go to the gym."

  3. Ordinary as an adjective:

    Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.

    Examples:

    "I live a very ordinary life most of the time, but every year I spend a week in Antarctica."

    "He looked so ordinary, I never thought he'd be capable of murder."

  4. Ordinary as an adjective (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, informal):

    Bad or undesirable.

  1. Ordinary as a noun (obsolete):

    A devotional manual.

  2. Ordinary as a noun (Christianity):

    A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.

  3. Ordinary as a noun:

    A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.

  4. Ordinary as a noun (obsolete):

    A set portion of food, later as available for a fixed price at an inn or other eating establishment.

  5. Ordinary as a noun (archaic, _, or, _, historical):

    A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.

  6. Ordinary as a noun (heraldry):

    One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.

  7. Ordinary as a noun:

    An ordinary thing or person; the mass; the common run.

  8. Ordinary as a noun (historical):

    A penny-farthing bicycle.

Compare words:

Compare with synonyms and related words: