prescriptive

normative

Setting behavioral standards

• canonicalAccepted as standard
• orthodoxConforming to established belief
• conventionalFollowing accepted practices

traditional · established · benchmark · criterion · model · paradigm · authoritative · definitive · accepted · proper

mandate

Formal authoritative directive

• regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
• protocolPrescribed conduct rules
• guidelineRecommended standard for action

directive · statute · ordinance · code · compliance · standard · requirement · specification · enforcement · binding

grammar

Language's structural rules

• usageAct of employing something
• syntaxRules for arranging words
• orthographyStandard writing conventions

diction · proscriptive · prescriptivism · descriptivism · correctness · standardization · proper · purist · grammarian · style guide

authoritative

Having recognized expertise

• dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
• dictatorialImposing absolute control
• peremptoryAdmitting no contradiction

domineering · overbearing · bossy · autocratic · tyrannical · high-handed · inflexible · rigid · unyielding · demanding

dosage

Measured medicine amount

• medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
• pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
• pharmacologyStudy of drug actions

treatment · therapy · pharmaceutical · refill · formulary · indicated · contraindicated · drug regimen · prescribed · over-the-counter

• modalitycan, modals, could, may, might
• dictionariesdictionary, dictionaries, definitions, definition, entries
• conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
• research methodsexperiment, hypothesis, deduction, experiments, induction
• analyticsanalytics, metrics, dashboards, KPI, dashboard
• usage labelsformal, informal, archaic, obsolete, colloquial