normal variation

collocation in English

meaningsofnormalandvariation

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normal
adjective
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/ˈnɔː.məl/us
/ˈnɔːr.məl/
ordinary or usual; the same as would ...
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variation
noun
uk
/ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌver.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
a change in amount ...
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(Definition ofnormalandvariationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What counts as thenormalvariationbetween people and what counts as an abnormality?
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The goal was to assess sources ofnormalvariationrather than of clinical outcomes.
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For this reason, thenormalvariationbetween first and second glutamate responses under control conditions was established.
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Thenormalvariationwould have been £225,000.
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Put another way,normalvariationwill have a tendency to stand out from the averaged supernormal and look more like the published abnormal images.
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In one group, it is inferred that the cause is simplynormalvariationin the timing of activation of certain speech mechanisms.
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Alternatively, cardiac structures may be expressed as a percentage of mean normal value, but this common normalization does not take into accountnormalvariation.
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For practical purposes this is useful provided there is a good way to account for the all too commonnormalvariation.
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This may reflect an early language delay that is simplynormalvariation, or one that may be manifested as language impairment at a later age.
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In contrast, the answer that best fits the results reviewed here is an unexpected one-namely, that there are major locus effects on bothnormalvariationand dyslexia.
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In order to describe thenormalvariationin oral language, we chose to use empirical classification methods to form subtypes of children across an array of language skills.
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Thenormalvariationin the cost of packing margarine is not nearly so wide as this.
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The comparison of patients with normal persons of similar temperament represents an effort to usenormalvariationin the population as a means of examining the nature of the deficit.
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Instead, bisexuality can be due tonormalvariationin brain plasticity.
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Quality involves recognizing the difference to eliminate special causes while controllingnormalvariation.
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It may also over pathologizenormalvariationin sexuality because the parameters of normality are unclear.
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It is considered anormalvariationand no treatment or testing is necessary.
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In youth dancing, switching gender roles is much more common and accepted as anormalvariation.
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The range ofnormalvariationin styles can explain much human behavior without reference to notions of pathology.
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There exists anormalvariationin the relationship of the cementum and the enamel at the cementoenamel junction.
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Apart fromnormalvariation(with a genetic component), tumor lysis syndrome produces extreme levels of uric acid, mainly leading to renal failure.
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Thenormalvariationof blood pressure during breathing/respiration is a decline in blood pressure during inhalation and an increase during exhalation.
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Normalvariationin chronotypes encompasses sleep/wake cycles that are from about two hours earlier to about two hours later than average.
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Thenormalvariationis available in roman, italic, bold, and bold italic, while narrow and caption are only available in roman and bold.
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It is anormalvariationin some domesticated dog and cat breeds, and can be normal or abnormal in other animal species.
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