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1. coldte+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-12-06 22:01:49
Normative is just the adjective form of "related to norm" - can still be perfectly descriptive in use. The difference you allude do is more about the practical enforcement of a norm (or lack thereof), than the kind of the part of speech use to refer to it.

I 100% understand and empathize, doesn't mean I agree.

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2. kelsey+Z4[view] [source] 2025-12-06 22:44:28
>>coldte+(OP)
> Normative is just the adjective form of "related to norm"

You might want to recheck the definition of normative. Yours is a non-standard usage and you will be misunderstood if you continue to use it that way.

Norm is is, Normative is ought.

> Normative: pertaining to giving directives or rules

> Synonyms: prescriptive

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3. jeltz+3h[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-12-07 00:24:38
>>kelsey+Z4
No. Both definitions are correct. Don't tell people to recheck without first doing so yourself.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/normative

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