subjectivity

noun

sub·​jec·​tiv·​i·​ty (ˌ)səb-ˌjek-ˈti-və-tē How to pronounce subjectivity (audio)
: the quality, state, or nature of being subjective
Any attempt to link landscapes and music together can suffer from some measure of subjectivity.David J. Keeling
He thinks that scientists and philosophers have unjustly neglected the subjectivity of conscious experience and that this has made it harder for them to explain some of the workings of the mind.Anthony Gottlieb

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The truth is there, but its concealment arises from what makes testimony imprecise and evidence incomplete—namely, the failure to account for the personalities and self-interest of its observers, for the subjectivity that stands in the way of objective fact. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024 The same sensorial subjectivity is true for objects in space. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024 Like any other literary tool, from constraints to supercuts to collaborative writing, LLMs offer writers a way to challenge their subjectivity and guide their narratives in surprising directions. Tom Comitta, WIRED, 9 May 2023 A lot of that sound-specific subjectivity was built into Fingscheidt’s and Amy Liptrot’s script and Liptrot’s memoir. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for subjectivity 

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of subjectivity was in 1803

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“Subjectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subjectivity. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

subjectivity

noun
sub·​jec·​tiv·​i·​ty ˌsəb-jek-ˈtiv-ət-ē How to pronounce subjectivity (audio)
plural subjectivities
1
: subjective character, quality, state, or nature
2
: the personal qualities of an investigator that affect the outcome of scientific or medical research (as by unconsciously communicating a bias to the subject of the experiment)

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