The difference between Informative and Normative

When used as adjectives, informative means providing information, whereas normative means of or pertaining to a norm or standard.


check bellow for the other definitions of Informative and Normative

  1. Informative as an adjective:

    Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

    Examples:

    "I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week."

  2. Informative as an adjective (in standards and specifications):

    Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.

  3. Informative as an adjective (obsolete):

    Formative; having power to form.

  1. Normative as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.

  2. Normative as an adjective:

    Conforming to a norm or norms.

    Examples:

    "normative behaviour"

  3. Normative as an adjective:

    Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.

    Examples:

    "[[normative grammar ''normative grammar'']]"

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