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subjective

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Main Entry: sub·jec·tive
Pronunciation: (secondarystress)sschwab-primarystressjek-tiv
Function: adjective
1 a : relating to or determined by the mind as the subject of experience <subjective reality> b : characteristic of or belonging to reality as perceived rather than as independent of mind c : relating to or being experience or knowledge as conditioned by personal mental characteristics or states
2 a : arising from conditions within the brain or sense organs and not directly caused by external stimuli <subjective sensations> b : arising out of or identified by means of one's perception of one's own states and processes and not observable by an examiner <a subjective symptom of disease> <caused objective or subjective clinical improvement or both -- Journal of the American Medical Association> -- compare OBJECTIVE 2
- sub·jec·tive·ly adverb