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nonnormative

adj. not conforming to not or reflecting an established norm deviating from a specific standard of comparison for a person or group of people, particularly a standard determined by cultural ideals of how things ought to be. This general term is used in a variety of contexts, referring, for example, to socially deviant or otherwise distinct behavior, ordinary life events happening at unusual times (e.g., a 78-year-old man earning his bachelor’s degree), or statistical results that do not reflect the standard of a measured group (i.e., values well above or below the mean or other measure of central tendency). Compare normative.

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delta rule

delta rule

the principle that the change in strength of an association during learning is a function of the difference between the maximal strength possible and the current strength of the association. The delta rule is used in associationistic learning theory (see associative learning).