normative
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈnɔːrmətɪv/
- Formal
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normativo
- Esmeralda, Jorge Luis, and their other partners have a marriage that escapes the normative structure of the legal institution.
- normative sample
- normative comparison
- normative typology
But from a normative standpoint, who are you doing that for?
- But from a normative standpoint, who are you doing that for?
- And that is, again, historically abnormal from a normative standpoint, and it's also dysfunctional.
- Especially because I've done this quiz and come out as like the normative sexual blueprint type.
- Where is the line between normative and kinky?
- Consensus, the company that Joe Lubin runs, has some normative social standing in the community as well.
- It's not just a good idea, it's the law because in fact it's a normative law.
- It has a lot of subscribers out there there in the world, but it's not normal in the sense that it's normative in that is good or necessary for us.
- And understanding that is just science in terms of a form of inquiry and also science which is non normative.
- A topic that to many people may seem normative may actually feel traumatic or offensive for other people to talk about.
- I think the Caucasian Christ is still the normative Christ and that's because of the colonial heritage of Western Christianity, you know, across the world.
Examples
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In addition to the practical questions, however, there is a major normative consideration:
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Students who score lower than the 25th percentile based on national normative data are flagged.
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Talking about drug use may also be more normative than talking about sex.
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Artificial science is normative, or concerned with how things ought to be.
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The big story is a huge normative emphasis on home ownership.
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But from a normative standpoint, who are you doing that for?
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Consensus, the company that Joe Lubin runs, has some normative social standing in the community as well.
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Children experiencing homelessness perform significantly below normative levels academically (Gewirtz et al., 2008).
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Subject's reaction to initial uploads of real-time audiovisual stimuli was within normative range.
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The report proposed a normative framework for how schools should address bullying.
Synonyms
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3.7
Concerned with ideas of right and wrong in people's actions
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4.1
Following rules about what is right and wrong in people's actions
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7.3
Telling people what rules or standards to follow
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Expressing opinions about how the economy should be and what governments should do
How Prescriptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word normative comes from the Latin norma, which means 'rule' or 'pattern', and it is the same root behind norm and normal. So, if something is normative, it gives a rule or standard about what people should do.