objective

ob•jec•tive

[[t]əbˈdʒɛk tɪv[/t]] n.

1) something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal

2) gram.

a) the objective case in grammar

b) a word or other form in the objective case

3) opt the lens or combination of lenses that first receives the rays from an observed object, forming its image in an optical device, as a microscope or camera

4) not influenced by personal feelings or prejudice; unbiased:

an objective opinion[/ex]

5)

a) being the object of perception or thought

b) belonging to the object of thought rather than to the thinking subject

(opposed to subjective 1))

6) gram.

a) of, pertaining to, or being a grammatical case that typically indicates the object of a transitive verb or a preposition

(contrasted with subjective 7), a))

b) of or pertaining to the object of a sentence

7) Med. discernible to others as well as the patient

ob•jec′tive•ly, adv.