observational
Use Observational in a sentence
zɜrˈveɪ adjective
of, pertaining to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
Related forms
ob·ser·va·tion·al·ly, adverb
non·ob·ser·va·tion·al, adjective
pre·ob·ser·va·tion·al, adjective
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observation (ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of observing or the state of being observed |
| 2. | a comment or remark |
| 3. | detailed examination of phenomena prior to analysis, diagnosis, or interpretation: the patient was under observation |
| 4. | the facts learned from observing |
| 5. | an obsolete word for observance |
| 6. | nautical |
| a. a sight taken with an instrument to determine the position of an observer relative to that of a given heavenly body | |
| b. the data so taken | |
| obser'vational | |
| —adj | |
| obser'vationally | |
| —adv | |
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Observational
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Until now, however, researchers have not been able to obtain good observational data on regional trends.
That's actually how the observational evidence pans out too.
Advocates of evidence based medicine have criticised the adoption of interventions evaluated by using only observational data.
Much of life seemed to happen at a kind of observational remove from him.
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