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objectiveness

Variant of objective

adjective

  1. of or having to do with a known or perceived object as distinguished from something existing only in the mind of the subject, or person thinking
  2. being, or regarded as being, independent of the mind; real; actual
  3. determined by and emphasizing the features and characteristics of the object, or thing dealt with, rather than the thoughts and feelings of the artist, writer, or speaker: an objective painting or description
  4. without bias or prejudice; detached
  5. being the aim or goal: an objective point
  6. ☆ designating a kind of test, as a multiple-choice or true-false test, that minimizes subjective factors in answering and grading
  7. Gram. designating or of the case of an object of a transitive verb or preposition
  8. Med. designating or of a symptom or condition perceptible to others besides the patient

noun

  1. anything external to or independent of the mind; something objective; reality
  2. something aimed at or striven for
  3. Gram.
    1. the objective case
    2. a word in this case
  4. Optics the lens or lenses nearest to the object observed, as in a microscope or telescope, that serve to focus light to form the image of the object

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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