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Regulatory vs Normative - What's the difference?

regulatory | normative |

As adjectives the difference between regulatory and normative

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

regulatory

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to regulation.
  • 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