objective
Cross references:
1. fair 2. material 3. intention
1. ob.jec.tive \*b-'jek-tiv, a:b-\ aj 1a: of or relating to an object of
action or feeling 1b: having the status of or constituting an object : as
1b1: existing only in relation to a knowing subject or willing agent 1b2:
existing independent of mind 1b3: belonging to the sensible world and
being intersubjectively observabl e or verifiable esp. by scientific
methods of a symptom of disease 1b4: perceptible to persons other than an
affected individual 1c: emphasizing or expressing the nature of reality as
it is apart from pe rsonal reflections or feelings 1d: expressing or
involving the use of facts without distortion by persona l feelings or
prejudices 2: derived from sense perception 3: belonging or relating to an
object to be delineated 4: relating to, designating, or constituting the
case that follows a prepo sition or a transitive verb - ob.jec.tive.ly av
2. objective n 1: something toward which effort is directed : an aim or end
of action :: GOAL, OBJECT 2: something that is objective; specif :
something external to the mind 3a: the objective case 3b: a word in the
objective case 4: a strategic position to be attained or purpose to be
achieved by a milit ary or naval operation 5: a lens or system of lenses
that forms an image of an object