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objective
adjective(ob-jec-tive)
relating to or existing as an object of thought without consideration of independent existence —used chiefly in medieval philosophy
objective
adjective(ob-jec-tive)
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
objective
adjective(ob-jec-tive)
perceptible to persons other than the affected individual
objective
noun(ob-jec-tive)
a lens or system of lenses that forms an image of an object
objective
noun(ob-jec-tive)
something toward which effort is directed : an aim, goal, or end of action
objective
noun(ob-jec-tive)
a strategic position to be attained or a purpose to be achieved by a military operation
objective
noun(ob-jec-tive)
a noun, adjective, or pronoun used in the predicate as complement to a verb and as qualifier of its direct object (such as chairman in "we elected him chairman")
objective
noun(ob-jec-tive)
something (such as a situation or chain of events) that symbolizes or objectifies a particular emotion and that may be used in creative writing to evoke a desired emotional response in the reader
objective
noun(ob-jec-tive)
a lens or system of lenses in a microscope, telescope, etc., that forms an image of an object

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