Meaning & use
Normatively
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In a way that relates to or establishes a norm or standard, especially concerning how things should be rather than how they are.
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The paper argues normatively that governments ought to prioritize public health over short-term profit.
Economists sometimes disagree about whether a policy should be judged normatively or purely on efficiency.
A note on using this word
"Normatively" is common in philosophy, ethics, and social science to distinguish claims about what "should" be true from claims that merely describe what "is" true.
Words with an opposite meaning
descriptively
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