observation

Noun

observation (plural observations)

1. The act of observing, and the fact of being observed.
2. The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
3. A remark or comment.
4. A judgement based on observing.

11 letters in word "observation": A B E I N O O R S T V.

No anagrams for observation found in this word list.

• Definitions:
• the act of making and recording a measurement the act of observing; taking a patient look facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor" notice: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" a remark expressing careful consideration
• Observation is an activity of a sapient or sentient living being (e.g. humans), which senses and assimiliates the knowledge of a phenomenon in its framework of previous knowledge and ideas. ...
• Closely monitoring a patient's condition but withholding treatment until symptoms appear or change. Also called watchful waiting.
• looking at things to find how they look.
• A practice, while not in strict violation of EMS requirements, may constitute a poor practice that can lead to a nonconformance
• The most common of the seven modes. Its positive pole is clarity; its negative pole is surveillance. In observation mode, one releases one's energy neutrally.
• A method of quantifying costs or benefits in which processes are measured and recorded to provide estimates.
• The detection of a species or sign of a species during an inventory survey. Observations are collected on visits to a design component on a specific date at a specific time. ...
• the use of one's senses to learn something new
• a measurement of a single variable or a single value derived logically and/or algebraically from other measured or derived values. A test result is an observation
• An observation is available each time a student takes an opportunity to demonstrate a knowledge component. In the sample data shown in Table-2, there are four observations for knowledge component circle-area and four for compose-areas. ...
• A non-verbal means of obtaining primary data as an alternative or complement to questioning.
• Looking at and critically noting the details of a site, an artifact, or cultural behavior.
• The skill of describing scientific events.
• a virtue: To observe is to be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention, to notice, or watch attentively. Observation is a Law with five component parts: Logic, Reason, Discretion, Discrimination and Discernment, that equal Understanding. ...
• is the process of using one's senses to perceive and record information about some aspect of the natural world; social scientists observe human interaction and behavior
• a single piece of data about a variable.
• A form of research in which present behavior or the results of past behavior are observed and recorded. It can be human or mechanical.
• the use of the five senses to note a phenomenon.
• evaluation of a patient for a condition that is not serious enough for admission to the hospital but where the patient is not well enough to be at home.
• The act of watching something attentively; a record or notation of the act.
• observing the user's behaviour throughout the usability testing.
• An informal assessment technique that involves specifying, counting, and recording student behaviors.
• using the senses to obtain information about objects and events
• Any information collected with the senses.
• Record of the facts and information in a sequence of events exactly, during the research program.
• A research method, in which the investigator systematically watches, listens to and records the phenomenon of interest.

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