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SUBJECTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a mental act performed entirely within the mind
Example:
a cognition is an immanent act of mind
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Domain category:
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
Derivation:
subjectiveness; subjectivity (judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
Example:
a subjective judgment
Classified under:
Similar:
personal (particular to a given individual)
prejudiced (emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices)
unobjective; unverifiable ((of e.g. evidence) not objective or easily verified)
Antonym:
objective (undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena)
Derivation:
subjectiveness; subjectivity (judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts)
Context examples:
A subjective answer indicating a strong preference for word explanations over number explanations.
(Always Prefer Words, NCI Thesaurus)
A subjective term that might be applied to any non-human organism.
(Lower Organism, NCI Thesaurus)
A subjective answer that something occurs frequently.
(Often, NCI Thesaurus)
Then I looked at Wolf Larsen, but there was nothing subjective about his state of consciousness.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
A subjective score of 1 on a Likert scale.
(Likert Score 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Subjective reports made by a patient.
(Patient Self-Report, NCI Thesaurus)
A subjective score of 9 on a Likert scale.
(Likert Score 9, NCI Thesaurus)
A subjective answer indicating a strong preference for number explanations over word explanations.
(Always Prefer Numbers or Percentages, NCI Thesaurus)
A subjective score of 8 on a Likert scale.
(Likert Score 8, NCI Thesaurus)
A subjective answer indicating the opinion of not being skilled.
(Not at all good, NCI Thesaurus)
