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normative | normality |

As an adjective normative

is of or pertaining to a norm or standard.

As a noun normality is

(uncountable) the state of being normal or usual; normalcy.

normative

English

(wikipedia 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

    Related terms

    * norm * normal

    normality

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being normal or usual; normalcy.
  • :Jessie was going to wear pants to school, but her brother persuaded her to wear shorts to preserve normality .
  • (chemistry) The concentration of a solution expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute per litre of solution.
  • (countable, mathematics, statistics) A measure of how well an observed distribution approximates a normal distribution.

    • Synonyms

    * (state of being normal) normalcy (US)

    Antonyms

    * abnormality

    See also

    * molarity * molality