objective

Definitions


[əbˈdʒɛktɪv], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
(e.g: historians try to be objective and impartial)

- relating to or denoting a case of nouns and pronouns serving as the object of a transitive verb or a preposition


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Origin:
early 17th century: via French from medieval Latin objectivus, from objectum (see object)


[əbˈdʒɛktɪv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thing aimed at or sought; a goal
(e.g: the system has achieved its objective)

- the objective case

- the lens in a telescope or microscope nearest to the object observed
(e.g: examine with high power objective)


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Origin:
early 17th century: via French from medieval Latin objectivus, from objectum (see object)




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