Both Uses of
objective
in
Girl Interrupted
- There were no objective criteria for deciding to put someone into seclusion.
*objective = fact-based and not influenced by personal feelings or preferences
- Perhaps I'd managed my peculiar objective of partial suicide.†
Definitions:
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(objective as in: our objective is to...) a goal (some end desired to be achieved)
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(2)
(objective as in: an objective viewpoint) fact-based without the influence of personal feelings or preferencesObjective is often contrasted with subjective--which means "influenced by personal belief, feelings, or preferences (rather than being based purely upon fact)."
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less common meanings of objective include:- In philosophy -- existing outside of the mind.
- In grammar -- the object of a verb or of certain prepositions.
- In optics -- the lens nearest the object being viewed