as in purpose
                                      
              
          
                                                      something that one hopes or intends to accomplish                                       
              
                             the summer camp's stated objective is to produce tournament-level tennis players                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in empirical
                                                
              
          
                                                      based on observation or experience                                       
              
                             an objective assessment based solely upon the results of the experiment                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in impartial
                                                
              
          
                                                      marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias                                       
              
                             the judge removed herself from the case because she doubted her ability to remain objective, given her friendship with one of the attorneys                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in historical
                                                
              
          
                                                      restricted to or based on fact                                       
              
                             the paper's news stories strive to be scrupulously objective, with opinions clearly labeled as commentary                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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