“Normalization” or “Normalisation”

Language

Normalization and normalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Normalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while normalisation is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
normalization	98	49	72	96	82	50	0	57	55	100	100	0
normalisation	2	51	28	4	18	50	0	43	45	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "normalization" over "normalisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "normalisation" over "normalization".
• In India, there is a preference for "normalization" over "normalisation" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "normalization" over "normalisation" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "normalization" over "normalisation" (82 to 18).
• In Australia, there is no clear preference between "normalization" and "normalisation", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "normalization" and "normalisation".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "normalization" over "normalisation" (57 to 43).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "normalization" over "normalisation" (55 to 45).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "normalization" over "normalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "normalization" over "normalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "normalization" and "normalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use normalization or normalisation with sample sentences.

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