as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
even seemingly unbiased judges are influenced by their own subjective assumptions and interpretations of the law
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Mistake or divine intervention, those three seconds, before the second guitar reappears, proves that time is purely subjective.
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Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 9 Dec. 2024
For instance, looking for chunking can be highly subjective.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Art is subjective and — apparently — sometimes edible.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
There is a subjective nature to collaboration that should be unpacked via qualitative research, and this has a place alongside the quantitative network analysis.
—Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 9 Dec. 2024
For instance, looking for chunking can be highly subjective.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Art is subjective and — apparently — sometimes edible.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
There is a subjective nature to collaboration that should be unpacked via qualitative research, and this has a place alongside the quantitative network analysis.
—Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Subjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjective. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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