subjectivity
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dʒɛkˈtɪv noun, plural sub·jec·tiv·i·ties for 2.
1.
the state or quality of being subjective; subjectiveness.
2.
a subjective thought or idea.
3.
intentness on internal thoughts.
4.
internal reality.
Related forms
non·sub·jec·tiv·i·ty, noun
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| —adj | |
| 1. | belonging to, proceeding from, or relating to the mind of the thinking subject and not the nature of the object being considered |
| 2. | of, relating to, or emanating from a person's emotions, prejudices, etc: subjective views |
| 3. | relating to the inherent nature of a person or thing; essential |
| 4. | existing only as perceived and not as a thing in itself |
| 5. | med (of a symptom, condition, etc) experienced only by the patient and incapable of being recognized or studied by anyone else |
| 6. | grammar See also nominative denoting a case of nouns and pronouns, esp in languages having only two cases, that identifies the subject of a finite verb and (in formal use in English) is selected for predicate complements, as in It is I |
| —n | |
| 7. | grammar |
| a. the subjective case | |
| b. a subjective word or speech element | |
| sub'jectively | |
| —adv | |
| subjec'tivity | |
| —n | |
| sub'jectiveness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
What is maddening is the subjectivity of the process.
It's also questionable whether comparability will be increased given the level of subjectivity involved.
One of the problems is subjectivity of symptom report.
They have shattered the faith within skating circles with their subjectivity.
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