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Normative vs Valuative - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between normative and valuative

is that normative is of or pertaining to a norm or standard while valuative is of or relating to values or valuation; not factual or descriptive.

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

    valuative

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Of or relating to values or valuation; not factual or descriptive.
  • See also

    * evaluative * normative * prescriptive