Meaning of "non-normative"?

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00:00 Meaning Of &Quot;Non-Normative&Quot;?
00:17 Answer 1 Score 3
00:29 Accepted Answer Score 13
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Score 13

I typically see this in reference to standards and technical documents. A normative definition or statement is one that should be taken as authoritative or imperative (i.e., a should or a must), while a non-normative one is one that bears no such restriction.

Synonyms for normative would include prescriptive, so synonyms of non-normative could range from descriptive to declarative to informal or casual, depending on context.

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Basically, it means "informal" or "nonstandard", as from the Free Online Dictionary:

Not based on a norm