Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or used in observation, especially in observation without experimentation.
- Derived from or founded on observation: in this sense usually opposed to experimental.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to observation; consisting of, or containing, observations.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective sciences Based on or pertaining to scientific
observation . - adjective Pertaining to observation in general.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relying on observation or experiment
Etymologies
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He still needs some training in observational skills and could benefit from courses in brevity but that comes with the acceptance into the order.
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He still needs some training in observational skills and could benefit from courses in brevity but that comes with the acceptance into the order.
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Resolution is an important concept in observational astronomy.
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He still needs some training in observational skills and could benefit from courses in brevity but that comes with the acceptance into the order.
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Resolution is an important concept in observational astronomy.
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He still needs some training in observational skills and could benefit from courses in brevity but that comes with the acceptance into the order.
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He still needs some training in observational skills and could benefit from courses in brevity but that comes with the acceptance into the order.
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He still needs some training in observational skills and could benefit from courses in brevity but that comes with the acceptance into the order.
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He still needs some training in observational skills and could benefit from courses in brevity but that comes with the acceptance into the order.
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Important goals for future work include the need to understand the relation of climate at the state and regional level to the patterns of global climate and to reverse the decline in observational networks that are so critical to accurate climate monitoring and prediction.
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