what does the word objective mean?

Question

my friend has been told thathe has no objective disfigurement please clarify the meaning for him

Answer 1

Two meanings:

1) A target, goal, mission etc
2) Not having bias, favour etc

[edit] "No objective disfigurement" means that according to medical science, rules and the actual definition of "disfigurement", he does NOT have a disfigurement.

Nevertheless, most people don't know the actual definition of "disfigurement" and so, when looking at him, may (or may not) think "oh, he has a disfigurement".

Another way of looking at it would be to think "no *official* disfigurement".

Answer 2

What Does Objective Mean

Answer 3

'Objective' can mean many things in English. Ignore most of them.

This is a medical term. When doctors are looking at the topic of disfigurement, they have to take into account both the physical damage, and how the patient feels about it.

'Objective disfigurement' is about the physical damage. 'Objective' refers to the fact that it's something that can be measured by an impartial observer. So if there's no objective disfigurement, it means there's no obvious physical damage.

The opposite is 'subjective disfigurement', which means how the patient feels about it. There might be nothing visible, but your friend might still feel disfigured in some way.

I'd suggest your friend needs to talk this through with their doctor to clear things up. It's never good when someone comes away not really understanding what's been said.

Answer 4

Objective: There are two meaning of Objective:

A. Objective means,
1. Having to do with an object
2. Outside the mind
3. Not Prejudiced
4. Fair
e..g.He tried to forget his own feelings and to take an objective view of the problems.

B. The other meaning of Objective is GOAL or AIM.
e.g. The enemy objective was a fort on the other side of the valley.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

When an objective decision is made it is done through use of just solid core facts. Example; Bill is being promoted because I reviewed his sales record and it is twenty percent above the other salespeople.
Subjective would be; Even though Bill has a superior sales record I am not going to promote him because I don't like his hair. Here personal feelings come in to play.

Answer 7

I have just looked in the Encyclopedia and there are a few meanings mentioned but the one that appears to fit your description the best is "constructed as appropriate to the object".I have to say though that it seems a strange way to describe a procedure.Perhaps the best thing to do is ask for a more easily understood explanation.

Answer 8

Objective has several meanings. In medicine, it means 'indicating a symptom or condition perceived as a sign of disease by someone other than the person affected'. It could be that 'no objective disfigurement' means 'no symptoms of disfigurement' from a medical practioner's perspective.
I hope this helps.

Answer 9

Objective may refer to:

Objective (goal), a desired end point in development
Objective (grammar), a pronoun as the target of a verb
Objective (optics), an element in a camera or microscope
Objective Corporation, a software company

Answer 10

Objective opinions are based on fact - what you see in front of you (the object) as opposed to Subjective which is based on individual interpretation. So if you are being objective, you are putting your personal perceptions aside. Hope that helps.