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Normative vs Deficient - What's the difference?

normative | deficient |

As adjectives the difference between normative and deficient

is that normative is of or pertaining to a norm or standard while deficient is deficient.

normative

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
  • Conforming to a norm or norms.
  • normative behaviour
  • Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
  • normative grammar

    Hyponyms

    * prescriptive * proscriptive

    Derived terms

    * normative economics * normative ethics * normative grammar * normatively * normativeness * normative science * normative system * normativist * normativity

    deficient

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking something essential; often construed with'' in .
  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount.