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Definition of objective

objective
Object, beside its proper signification, came to be abusively applied to denote motive, end, final cause . . . . This innovation was probably borrowed from the French. --Sir. W. Hamilton. Let our object be, our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country. --D. Webster. 4. Sight; show; appearance; aspect. [Obs.] --Shak. He, advancing close Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose In glorious object. --Chapman. 5. (Gram.) A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb. Object glass, the lens, or system of lenses, placed at the end of a telescope, microscope, etc., which is toward the object. Its office is to form an image of the object, which is then viewed by the eyepiece. Called also objective. See Illust. of Microscope. Object lesson, a lesson in which object teaching is made use of. Object staff. (Leveling) Same as Leveling staff. Object teaching, a method of instruction, in which illustrative objects are employed, each new word or idea being accompanied by a representation of that which it signifies; -- used especially in the kindergarten, for young children.
Objective
Objective Ob*jec"tive, n. 1. (Gram.) The objective case. 2. An object glass. See under Object, n. 3. Same as Objective point, under Objective, a.

Meaning of objective from wikipedia

- Look up objective or objectivé in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Objective may refer to: Objective (optics), an element in a camera or microscope The...
- Objective tests are measures in which responses maximize objectivity, in the sense that response options are structured such that examinees have only a...
- Objective-C is a high-level general-purpose, object-oriented programming language that adds Smalltalk-style message p****ing (messaging) to the C programming...
- The Objective is a 2008 science fiction horror film directed by Daniel Myrick, and co-written by Myrick, Mark A. Patton, and Wesley Clark, Jr. The film...
- Multi-objective optimization or Pareto optimization (also known as multi-objective programming, vector optimization, multicriteria optimization, or multiattribute...
- The distinction between subjectivity and objectivity is a basic idea of philosophy, particularly epistemology and metaphysics. Various understandings...
- Look up objectivity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Objectivity can refer to: Subjectivity and objectivity (philosophy), either the property of being...
- Management by objectives (MBO), also known as management by planning (MBP), was first po****rized by Peter Drucker in his 1954 book The Practice of Management...
- Objective idealism is a philosophical theory that affirms the ideal and spiritual nature of the world and conceives of the idea of which the world is...
- In optical engineering, an objective is an optical element that gathers light from an object being observed and focuses the light rays from it to produce...