directive

As nouns the difference between prescription and directive

is that prescription is (legal) the act of prescribing a rule, law, etc while directive is an instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.

As adjectives the difference between prescription and directive

is that prescription is (of a drug, etc ) only available with a physician or nurse practitioner's written prescription while directive is that directs.

As nouns the difference between directive and directory

is that directive is an instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal while directory is a list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.

As adjectives the difference between directive and directory

is that directive is that directs while directory is containing directions; instructing; directorial.

As a noun directive

is an instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.

As an adjective directive

is that directs.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

As nouns the difference between vector and directive

is that vector is (mathematics) a directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points while directive is an instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.

As a verb vector

is to set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.

As an adjective directive is

that directs.

As adjectives the difference between directive and assertive

is that directive is that directs while assertive is boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

As a noun directive

is an instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.