normative
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːmətɪv/ / /ˈnoɹmətɪv/ / [-ɾɪv]
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English normative From Latin norma + -ative. Compare French normatif.
- Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
- Conforming to a norm or norms.
“normative behaviour”
- Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
“normative grammar”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English normative From Latin norma + -ative. Compare French normatif.
- A regulation imposed to preserve a norm.
“Most important are the so-called economic normatives. They either specify the minimal efficiency of productive resources utilization or regulate the distribution of the enterprises revenue.”