Normative vs Explanation - What's the difference?
normative | explanation |
Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
Conforming to a norm or norms.
Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
The act or process of explaining.
Something that explains, makes understandable.
(euphemistic) An excuse, apologetic justification not based on enough evidence.
As an adjective normative
is of or pertaining to a norm or standard.As a noun explanation is
the act or process of explaining.normative
English
(wikipedia normative)Adjective
(en adjective)- normative behaviour
- normative grammar
Hyponyms
* prescriptive * proscriptiveDerived terms
* normative economics * normative ethics * normative grammar * normatively * normativeness * normative science * normative system * normativist * normativityexplanation
English
(wikipedia explanation)Noun
(en noun)- The explanation was long and drawn-out.
- An explanation for each UFO sighting was easily found.
- expense.