Thursday, June 30, 2005
Word of the day - normative : This is a word used quite a bit in XML related standards and of late, I have seen it being used in speech as well. Well, here is what it means - borrowed from www.whatis.com
normative In general, normative - pertaining to a norm - has two related meanings: (1) a prescriptive meaning (for example, the rules specified in a standard or guideline), and (2) a descriptive meaning (for example, the median salary range in an particular occupation).
In information technology standards, normative parts of a standard are those that specify what implementors should conform to and non-normative parts consist of examples, extended explanations, and other matter not dealing directly with the specifications.
In economics, a normative statement is one that states how things ought to be and is contrasted with a positive statement, one that states factually how things are.
normative In general, normative - pertaining to a norm - has two related meanings: (1) a prescriptive meaning (for example, the rules specified in a standard or guideline), and (2) a descriptive meaning (for example, the median salary range in an particular occupation).
In information technology standards, normative parts of a standard are those that specify what implementors should conform to and non-normative parts consist of examples, extended explanations, and other matter not dealing directly with the specifications.
In economics, a normative statement is one that states how things ought to be and is contrasted with a positive statement, one that states factually how things are.
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