normal form

English

Noun

normal form (plural normal forms)

1. (databases) Any of various forms of a relational database providing criteria for determining a table's degree of vulnerability to logical inconsistencies and anomalies.
2. (game theory) A matrix that represents the possible outcomes of a game
3. (mathematics) A standard, canonical way of presenting an object.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Backus normal form
• Boyce-Codd normal form
• Chomsky Normal Form
• fifth normal form
• first normal form
• fourth normal form
• normal form game
• second normal form
• third normal form

Translations

databases: form of a relational database

• Finnish: normaalimuoto

game theory: matrix of possible outcomes

• Finnish: normaalimuoto

math: standard way of presenting an object — see canonical form