hypernormal

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ normal

Adjective

hypernormal (not comparable)

1. (psychology) Having or relating to a personality that makes one try hard to appear normal to others.
   • 2011, Theodore Millon, Disorders of Personality:

     The responsible-hypernormal personality is noted by efforts to maintain the appearance of personal integrity, self-sacrifice, and concern for others. Variants of this type strive excessively to achieve an inner ideal of proper and conventional behaviour […]

2. (mathematics) A matrix M is hypernormal if, given any n by n diagonal matrix G with entries of 1 or -1, M^TGM = G.

Related terms

• hyponormal