normative

adj
/ˈnɔː.mə.tɪv/UK/ˈnoɹ.mə.tɪv/CA/ˈnoː.mə.tɪv/

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.

  1. derived from normatif

Definitions

  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
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at normative. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at normative. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at normative

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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