Meaning of subjective in English
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Qualitative Adjective
subjectiveEtymology
late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘characteristic of a political subject, submissive’): from Latin subjectivus, from subject-‘brought under’ (see subject)Definitions
1. taking place within the mind and modified by individual biasExamples
- « a subjective judgment »
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- 2. of a mental act performed entirely within the mind
Examples
- « a cognition is an immanent act of mind »
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