objectivity.

1. The attempt or capacity to judge through relevant evidence and shared criteria rather than personal preference or bias.

2. The condition of having existence or features independently of a particular observer’s judgment.

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Words that belong together

• critical objectivity
• objectivity of a judgment

On the page

Critical objectivity required the reviewer to state the criteria, not to pretend she had no perspective.

The institution’s claim to objectivity was tested against its selection of evidence.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, interpretation, contrast, characterization. Disciplines: prose writing, literary analysis, advanced general English. Commonness: moderately common.