objective
/əbˈdʒɛktɪv
/adjective
1(Of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts: historians try to be objective and impartial...Contrasted with subjective.
- This is anti - foundationalism, where the foundations were the hard facts of objective judgement and absolute truth.
- Second, I am stating my opinions and hopefully I am more objective than judgemental.
- I was determined to remain a disinterested, objective observer in order to respond to student questions or problems.
Synonyms
impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced, non-partisan, disinterested, non-discriminatory, neutral, uninvolved, even-handed, equitable, fair, fair-minded, just, open-minded, dispassionate, detached, impersonal, unemotional, clinical
1.1Not dependent on the mind for existence; actual: a matter of objective fact...
- No, I'm saying there is no ultimate reality, no objective existence, no ontology at all.
- The operational definitions that we adopt here are: Real objects are any objects that have an actual objective existence.
- Controversial, yes, but I'm saying those physical laws don't have an objective existence, they're categories we apply to experiences.
Synonyms
factual, actual, real, empirical, verifiable, existing, manifest
2 [attributive] Grammar Relating to or denoting a case of nouns and pronouns serving as the object of a transitive verb or a preposition.Two prepositions should not govern one objective unless there is an immediate connection between them.
noun
1A thing aimed at or sought; a goal: the system has achieved its objective...
- It is a mechanism through which societies seek to achieve political objectives.
- To help us achieve our objective of scoring goals, we have brought in Prince Nkosi.
- It is possible to set learning objectives and plan activities that the teacher hopes will achieve the objective, but the outcome will be different for different students.
Synonyms
aim, intention, purpose, target, goal, intent, object, end, end in view, grail, holy grail;
idea, design, plan, scheme, ambition, aspiration, desire, hope;
the point, the object of the exercise
2 (the objective) Grammar The objective case.The root with the added o is the nominative, the objective adds an n after the o....
- The objective normally begins with a simple conventional declarative sentence known as the "kernel" which is then transformed into a complex structure to satisfy the objective by adding or rearranging transformational sentence components.
3 (also objective lens) The lens in a telescope or microscope nearest to the object observed: examine with high power objective...
- This shaped beam profile is imaged through the telescope system onto the back focal plane of the microscope objective.
- He had introduced a field lens, a third lens between the objective lens and the eye-piece, which served to increase the field of view.
- Laser power before entering the microscope objective was 120 W and the wavelength was 495 nm for all experiments shown.
Derivatives
objectiveness
/ noun ...- It seems to me that, although the point he makes about the objectiveness of the academic approach to training, I think there are many points he makes that are wise.
- They were also selected because I know a little about their lives, and therefore can make better judgements on the objectiveness of their interviews.
- Much like respect, the qualities of impartiality and objectiveness must be earned rather than demanded.
objectivization
- I'm concerned about a nonhuman objectivisation taking place where what's in my house is determined not by my use, but how the things were manufactured and named.
- Contrary to Habermas, we should take the objectivisation of the genome fully on board.
- So with the objectivization of law, the extracting of it from any natural, religious or even societally relevant background, law can become an object of major change and creation.
objectivize
- While the former cannot be thematized and must remain an ever receding background, the latter can be thematized and objectivised partially.
- This tendency leads to an ‘objectivizing’ or an absolutizing of the language and the cultural elements through which the truth was given expression.
- For we risk objectivizing what is essentially an internal set of experiences and excluding the necessary presence of the experiencer.
Origin
Early 17th century: from medieval Latin objectivus, from objectum (see object).