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ob⋅ser⋅va⋅tion⋅al

  [ob-zur-vey-shuh-nl]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or founded on observation, esp. founded on observation rather than experiment.
Origin:
1825–35; observation + -al 1

Related forms:
ob⋅ser⋅va⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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ob·ser·va·tion   (ŏb'zər-vā'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act or faculty of observing.
    2. The fact of being observed.
    3. The act of noting and recording something, such as a phenomenon, with instruments.
    4. The result or record of such notation: a meteorological observation.
    1. The act of noting and recording something, such as a phenomenon, with instruments.
    2. The result or record of such notation: a meteorological observation.
  3. A comment or remark. See Synonyms at comment.
  4. An inference or a judgment that is acquired from or based on observing.
ob'ser·va'tion·al adj., ob'ser·va'tion·al·ly adv.
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Observational

Ob`ser*va"tion*al\, a. Of a pertaining to observation; consisting of, or containing, observations. --Chalmers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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