observation

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin observatio

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[edit] Noun

Singular
observation

Plural
observations

observation (plural observations)

  1. The act of observing, and the fact of being observed.
  2. The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
  3. A remark or comment.
  4. A judgement based on observing.

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act of observing or being observed
recording an event; the record of such noting
remark or comment
judgement
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