normalizer

American  

[nawr-muh-lahy-zer] / ˈnɔr məˌlaɪ zər /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of normalizer

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

Example Sentences

Say what you will about producer Judd Apatow, but his rambling house style is a universal normalizer; five minutes in, you’ll swear ‘The Big Sick’ is the 28th Pakistani American girlfriend-in-a-coma romantic-comedy-drama you’ve seen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2017