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
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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."
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Informative as an adjective (in standards and specifications):
Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
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Informative as an adjective (obsolete):
Formative; having power to form.
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Normative as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
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Normative as an adjective:
Conforming to a norm or norms.
Examples:
"normative behaviour"
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Normative as an adjective:
Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
Examples:
"[[normative grammar ''normative grammar'']]"