DIMENSIONS: EVALUATION / Perspective
R E F E R E N C E S
1 Objective 1a: relating to or existing as an object of thought without consideration of independent existence--used chiefly in medieval philosophy b: of. relating to, or being an object, phenomenon, or condition in the realm of sensible experience independent of individual thought and perceptible by all observers: having reality independent of the mind [ __ reality] [our reveries . . . are significantly and repeatedly shaped by our transactions with the __ world - Marvin Reznikoff] --compare Subjective 3a c of a symptom of disease: perceptible to persons other than the affected individual--compare Subjective 4c d: involving or deriving from sense perception or experience with actual objects, conditions, or phenomena [ __ awareness] [ -__ data] 2: relating to, characteristic of, or constituting the case of words that follow prepositions or transitive verbs 3a: expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations [ __ art] [an __ history of the war] [an __ judgment] b of a test: limited to choices of fixed alternatives and reducing subjective factors to a minimum
-syn See Material, Fair
2 Objective n [1835] 1: a lens or system of lenses that forms an image of an object 2a: something toward which effort is directed: an aim, goal, or end of action b: a strategic position to be attained or a purpose to be achieved by a military operation -syn see Intention
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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