normative

normative

English

Etymology

    From Latin norma +‎ -ative.[1] Compare French normatif.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    normative (comparative more normative, superlative most normative)

    1. Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
    2. Conforming to a norm or norms.
      normative behaviour
    3. Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
      normative grammar

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    Noun

    normative (plural normatives)

    1. A regulation imposed to preserve a norm.
      • 1990, Czechoslovak Economic Papers, number 28, page 42:
        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.

    References

    1. ^ normative, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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    French

    Adjective

    normative

    1. feminine singular of normatif

    Italian

    Noun

    normative f

    1. plural of normativa

    Adjective

    normative

    1. feminine plural of normativo

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    Swedish

    Adjective

    normative

    1. definite natural masculine singular of normativ