Also means
normal school (grande école)
Usage Note
Normale as a noun refers to the norm or standard baseline, often in scientific or statistical contexts (au-dessus de la normale, above normal). Capitalised, la Normale is short for l'École Normale Supérieure, one of France's most prestigious grandes écoles, whose graduates are called normaliens.
Examples
"Les températures sont au-dessus de la normale."
Natural Translation
Temperatures are above normal.
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