objective

¹ob·jec·tive

adj \əb-ˈjek-tiv, äb-\

Definition of OBJECTIVE

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