The difference between Normal and Square

When used as nouns, normal means a line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane, whereas square means a with four sides of equal length and four.

When used as adjectives, normal means according to norms or rules, whereas square means shaped like a .

Square is also verb with the meaning: to so as to with or place at a to something else.

check bellow for the other definitions of Normal and Square

  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. Square as a noun (geometry):

    A with four sides of equal length and four ; an ; a .

  2. Square as a noun (metonymically):

    Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form. A in a . A square piece, part, or surface, . The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered. A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert. A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.

    Examples:

    "You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces."

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  3. Square as a noun (figuratively, obsolete):

    An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles. A true measure, standard, or pattern.

  4. Square as a noun:

    An open space often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.

  5. Square as a noun (mathematics):

    The of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.

    Examples:

    "64 is the square of 8."

  6. Square as a noun (military):

    A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.

  7. Square as a noun (1950s slang):

    A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.

    Examples:

    "Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!"

  8. Square as a noun (British):

    The symbol # on a telephone; hash.

    Examples:

    "Enter your account number followed by a square."

  9. Square as a noun (cricket):

    The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.

    Examples:

    "An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square."

  10. Square as a noun (real estate):

    A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.

    Examples:

    "2006: Just as the basic unit of real estate measurement across the world is the square ... — w Macquarie Bank (Australia), press release ''Macquarie releases Real Estate Market Outlook 2006 - "The World Squared"'', 21 June 2006 [http://www.macquarie.com.au/au/about_macquarie/media_centre/20060621.htm]"

    "2007: The house is very large and open and boasts 39 squares of living space plus over 13 squares of decking area on 3 sides and 17 squares of garage and workshop downstairs. — Your Estate advertisement for Grindelwald Tasmania [http://www.yourestate.com.au/property_12753.php]"

  11. Square as a noun (roofing):

    A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m2) of roof area.

  12. Square as a noun (academia):

    A mortarboard

  13. Square as a noun (colloquial, US):

    A square meal.

    Examples:

    "Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day."

  14. Square as a noun (archaic):

    Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.

  15. Square as a noun:

    The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.

  16. Square as a noun (astrology):

    The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.

  17. Square as a noun (dated):

    The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.

  18. Square as a noun (slang):

    .

  19. Square as a noun (brewing):

    A vat used for fermentation.

  1. Square as an adjective:

    Shaped like a .

  2. Square as an adjective (nautical):

    Forming a right angle, especially at right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.

    Examples:

    "a square corner"

  3. Square as an adjective:

    Of numbers formed by multiplying two equal numbers.

    Examples:

    "9 is a square number."

  4. Square as an adjective:

    Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.

    Examples:

    "'square metre"

    "'square mile"

  5. Square as an adjective:

    Honest; straightforward.

    Examples:

    "square dealing"

  6. Square as an adjective:

    Fair.

    Examples:

    "I'm just looking for a square deal on my car repair."

  7. Square as an adjective:

    Even; tied

    Examples:

    "to make or leave the accounts square"

    "The sides were square at the end of the half."

  8. Square as an adjective (slang):

    Socially conventional; boring.

  9. Square as an adjective (cricket):

    In line with the batsman's popping crease.

  10. Square as an adjective:

    Correctly aligned with respect to something else.

  11. Square as an adjective:

    hearty; vigorous

    Examples:

    "It may be prison, but at least I'm getting three square meals a day."

  12. Square as an adjective:

    Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.

    Examples:

    "a man of a square frame"

  1. Square as a verb (transitive):

    To so as to with or place at a to something else; To place at a right angle to the .

    Examples:

    "The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared."

    "to square the yards"

  2. Square as a verb:

    To resolve or reconcile.

    Examples:

    "John can square this question up for us."

    "These results just don't square."

  3. Square as a verb:

    To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.

    Examples:

    "I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis."

    "to square our actions by the opinions of others"

  4. Square as a verb (transitive, mathematics):

    Of a value, term or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

  5. Square as a verb (transitive):

    To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.

    Examples:

    "square the circle"

  6. Square as a verb (soccer):

    To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch

  7. Square as a verb (archaic):

    To take opposing sides; to quarrel.

  8. Square as a verb:

    To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.

  9. Square as a verb (obsolete):

    To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.

  10. Square as a verb:

    To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Charles Dickens"

  11. Square as a verb:

    To form with four sides and four right angles.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

  12. Square as a verb:

    To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.

    Examples:

    "to square mason's work"

  13. Square as a verb:

    To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  14. Square as a verb (astrology):

    To hold a quartile position respecting.

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