Yeah, that is an unfortunate clash between scientific definition of “normal” ie: a statistical distribution which follows a normal curve, or a sample which has very high likelihood of being part of such a distribution.
I think this is also a part of the reason why many physicists use the word “Gaussian curve” rather than “normal curve” just to avoid ambiguity with the common word “normal”.
I dont think you meant normal in a disparaging way towards autistic people, but I think the more appropriate word would be neurotypical
Yeah, that is an unfortunate clash between scientific definition of “normal” ie: a statistical distribution which follows a normal curve, or a sample which has very high likelihood of being part of such a distribution.
I think this is also a part of the reason why many physicists use the word “Gaussian curve” rather than “normal curve” just to avoid ambiguity with the common word “normal”.