subjectivity
noun
sub·jec·tiv·i·ty
(ˌ)səb-ˌjek-ˈti-və-tē 
: the quality, state, or nature of being subjective
Any attempt to link landscapes and music together can suffer from some measure of subjectivity.—
David J. Keeling
David J. KeelingHe thinks that scientists and philosophers have unjustly neglected the subjectivity of conscious experience and that this has made it harder for them to explain some of the workings of the mind.—Anthony Gottlieb
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Even with their flaws and subjectivities, human therapists are equipped to hold a compassionate, adaptive space that AI currently can’t replicate.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Scenic and props designer Duane McGregor has created a mostly white bare stage, filled with empty picture frames, a commentary on the superficiality and subjectivity of art when it’s viewed from different perspectives.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
In came exultations of subjectivity and selfhood—the stuff of life that cannot be boiled down to facts and scientific data.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
These are people whose subjectivity is defined by their act of spectatorship.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Scenic and props designer Duane McGregor has created a mostly white bare stage, filled with empty picture frames, a commentary on the superficiality and subjectivity of art when it’s viewed from different perspectives.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
In came exultations of subjectivity and selfhood—the stuff of life that cannot be boiled down to facts and scientific data.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
These are people whose subjectivity is defined by their act of spectatorship.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Subjectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subjectivity. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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subjectivity
noun
sub·jec·tiv·i·ty
ˌsəb-jek-ˈtiv-ət-ē
plural subjectivities
1
: subjective character, quality, state, or nature
2
: the personal qualities of an investigator that affect the outcome of scientific or medical research (as by unconsciously communicating a bias to the subject of the experiment)
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