objective
ob·jec·tive
noun
1.
adjective
1.
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- “an objective appraisal”
- “objective evidence”
2.
3.
emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation
- “objective art”
Origin
From Middle English obgectyf, from Middle French objectif and its etymon Medieval Latin obiectīvus. By surface analysis, object + -ive.
Phrases
- behavioral objective
- cost objective
- learning objective
- objective clause
- objective correlative
- objective function
- objective lens
- objective piece
- objective synonym
- objective tinnitus
- orchestrated objective reduction
- recovery time objective
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