Normative
ahd-5
adjective.
Of, relating to, or prescribing a norm or standard.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Establishing or setting up a norm, or standard which ought to be conformed to.
In
petrography
, relating to the norm; making up the norm, as distinguished from ‘normal’ in the sense of regular, usual.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
relating to or dealing with norms.
adjective.
giving directives or rules; prescriptive. Opposed to
descriptive
.
adjective.
based on or prescribing a norm or standard.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or using a
norm
or
standard
.
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adjective.
relating to or dealing with norms
adjective.
pertaining to giving directives or rules