subnormal

adj 3noun 3

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VERBS

be, seem | classify sb as, treat sb as

ADV

severely

educationally, mentally

The school provided extra support for mentally subnormal students in smaller classes.

adj

Less than normal.

Near-synonym: below average

His intelligence was considered subnormal, but as a musician he was a genius.

denormal

Subnormal numbers cannot be normalized because this would result in an exponent that does not fit into the exponent field.

idiot, stupid.

noun

A person whose abilities are less than normal.

the IQ scores of mental subnormals

That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.

Synonym of denormal.

Near-synonym: below average

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His intelligence was considered subnormal, but as a musician he was a genius.

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Subnormal numbers cannot be normalized because this would result in an exponent that does not fit into the exponent field.

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the IQ scores of mental subnormals

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