normalizer

[ nawr-muh-lahy-zer ]

noun

1. a person or thing that normalizes.
2. Mathematics.
   1. the subgroup consisting of elements that commute with a given element.
   2. the set of elements of a group that commute with every element of a given subgroup.

Word History and Origins

Origin of normalizer¹

First recorded in 1925–30; normalize + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Pence, if he does his job correctly, will be the great normalizer.

From The Guardian

Bradley was amazed that Benzedrine, a forerunner of Ritalin and Adderall, was such a great normalizer, turning typically hard-to-manage kids into models of complicity and decorum.

From New York Times

Since violence against females is the normalizer of all other forms of violence, this book is vital, from family life to foreign policy.

From New York Times