objective

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Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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noun the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
noun the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
adjective undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena

From Middle English obgectyf, from Middle French objectif and its etymon Medieval Latin obiectīvus. By surface analysis, object + -ive.

Their condition was objective, contemplative. — Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Thomas Hardy
“An Objective side, and a Subjective side. — The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins
The more objective, the less danger of falling into error. — The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

aim, object, target

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