Anomalous and Normal

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Anomalous adjective - Being out of the ordinary.

Usage example: that was an anomalous year for the housing industry, so the number of starts is anything but typical

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Normal is an antonym for anomalous in topics: unusual, usual.

Nearby Words: anomaly, anomalously

Normal adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

Usage example: that fateful day had begun just like any normal workday

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Anomalous is an antonym for normal.

Nearby Words: normalize, norm, normalise, normally, normality

Tech Level Official "Normal" 0+, with allowances for non-anomalous scientific progress

Source: Just For Fun / The Troper Board On Multiversal Travel

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