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WCDT Strips 3886 - 3890 (3rd - 7th December 2018)
Thrudd:
nor·mal /ˈnôrməl/ adjective
1. adjective conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. the usual, average, or typical state or condition.
2. Technical (of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles.
3. Medicine (of a salt solution) containing the same salt concentration as the blood. dated•Chemistry (of a solution) containing one gram-equivalent of solute per liter.
4. Geology denoting a fault or faulting in which a relative downward movement occurred in the strata situated on the upper side of the fault plane.
So when it comes to normal in my version of the world as I know it, #1 applies to nearly everything I work with yet I personally am not part of that superset described as "normal".
As for strangeness, (S) as a property of personalities, expressed as a quantum number, for describing the decay of a personality in strong social interactions which occur in a short period of time.
The strangeness of a personality is defined as: S = − ( n s − n s- )
I think I got that right or did I get that mixed up with something else again?
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Thrudd on 04 Dec 2018, 10:13 --- 3. Medicine (of a salt solution) containing the same salt concentration as the blood. dated•Chemistry (of a solution) containing one gram-equivalent of solute per liter.
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I hope the conflicting Medical and Chemical definitions don't come into contact...
--- Quote from: Thrudd on 04 Dec 2018, 10:13 ---The strangeness of a personality is defined as: S = − ( n s − n s- )
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I think of the opposite of strange as being ordinary. I am content to be ordinary, even if not normal.
Rincewind:
In quantum physics "strangeness" is used to describe some aspect of quarks, along with "charm". It seems they ran out of more ...umm "normal" descriptions like spin, polarity, handedness, etc. quite a while ago, and they've been getting weirder and weirder ever since. I vaguely recall seeing and album cover with the title "Quark Strangeness and Charm" maybe by Tangerine Dream?
pwhodges:
Oh, I know about quarks, don't you worry; though they were still only theoretical when I was doing the materials part of my degree...
Theta9:
--- Quote from: Rincewind on 04 Dec 2018, 12:39 ---I vaguely recall seeing and album cover with the title "Quark Strangeness and Charm" maybe by Tangerine Dream?
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Hawkwind.
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