normative meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

normative

adj

UK /ˈnɔːmətɪv/ · CA, US /ˈnoɹmətɪv/

Etymology From Latin norma + -ative. Compare French normatif.

Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.

Conforming to a norm or norms.

Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.

Derived terms: 38 terms
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Related terms: norm, normal
Hyponyms: prescriptive, proscriptive

noun

Etymology 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.1990, Czechoslovak Economic Papers, number 28, page 42: