Definition of "subnormal"

subnormal

adjective
comparative more subnormal, superlative most subnormal
1. Less than normal.
2. (computing theory) denormal
  Quotations
  Subnormal numbers cannot be normalized because this would result in an exponent that does not fit into the exponent field.
  2007, Ward Cheney, David Kincaid, Numerical mathematics and computing, page 704
noun
plural subnormals
1. A person whose abilities are less than normal.
2. (geometry) That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.