Main Entry: ¹ob·jec·tive

Pronunciation: \əb-ˈjek-tiv, äb-\

Function: adjective

1 : of, relating to, or being an object, phenomenon, or condition in the realm of sensible experience independent of individual thought and perceptible by all observers <objective reality>
2 : perceptible to persons other than the affected individual <an objective symptom of disease>—compare subjective 2b

—ob·jec·tive·ly adverb