---
name: "normalize"
section: "3clc"
platform: "linux"
package: "opencl-1.2-man-doc"
version: "1.0~svn33624-5.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/normalize/3clc"
---

# normalize(3clc)

Normal vector length 1.

## NAME

normalize - Normal vector length 1.

##

**floatn normalize(floatn** *p***);**

**doublen normalize(doublen** *p***);**

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| **gentype** **normalize** (**gentype** *p*) // if half extension enabled |

## DESCRIPTION

Returns a vector in the same direction as *p* but with a length of 1.

## NOTES

Built-in geometric functions operate component-wise. The description is per-component. **float***n* is **float**, **float2**, **float3**, or **float4** and **double***n* is **double**, **double2**, **double3**, or **double4**. The built-in geometric functions are implemented using the round to nearest even rounding mode.

The geometric functions can be implemented using contractions such as [**mad**(3clc)](/mad/3clc.md) or [**fma**(3clc)](/fma/3clc.md).

If extended with [**cl\_khr\_fp16**(3clc)](/cl_khr_fp16/3clc.md), generic type name **gentype** may indicate **half** and **half{2\|3\|4}** as arguments and return values.

## SPECIFICATION

**OpenCL Specification**\[1\]

## SEE ALSO

[**fast\_normalize**(3clc)](/fast_normalize/3clc.md) [**geometricFunctions**(3clc)](/geometricFunctions/3clc.md)

## AUTHORS

**The Khronos Group**

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2011 The Khronos Group Inc.\
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and/or associated documentation files (the "Materials"), to deal in the Materials without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Materials, and to permit persons to whom the Materials are furnished to do so, subject to the condition that this copyright notice and permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Materials.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  OpenCL Specification

  page 262, section 6.12.5 - Geometric Functions