Re: The meaning of "normative"

On 12/27/11 5:40 PM, Peng Yu wrote:
> But I don't have a very clear understanding of "normative".

"normative" in specifications means "this part actually imposes 
requirements on someone".  This is to be contrasted with "informative", 
which means "this is just an example, not specification text".

-Boris

Received on Tuesday, 27 December 2011 23:34:38 UTC