objective

  1. Adjective.  of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
  2. Adjective.  agreed upon by all parties present (or nearly all); based on consensually observed facts.
  3. Adjective.  not influenced by irrational emotions or prejudices.
  4. Adjective.  (grammar) of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
  5. Noun.  A material object that physically exists.
  6. Noun.  A goal that is striven for.
  7. Noun.  (grammar) The objective case; a noun or pronoun in that case.
  8. Noun.  The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.

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