Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.
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Observation
/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn̩/
Synonyms for "observation" (256 found)
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Closest matches (52)
accordanceacquittalacquittanceaddressadherenceadvertenceadvertencyaffirmationalertnessallegationannouncementanswerapostropheapprehensionassertionassiduityassiduousnessassumptionattentionattention span
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attentivenessattitudeavermentawarenessbuggingcarecarrying outcelebrationclimate of opinioncloak-and-dagger workcognizancecommentcommentarycommon beliefcommunity sentimentcomplianceconceitconcentrationconceptconceptionconclusionconformanceconformityconsciousnessconsensus gentiumconsideration
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
comment on
Strong matches (76)
conversationcounterespionagecounterintelligencecrackcriticismdeclarationdictumdiligencedischargediscoveryearearnestnesselectronic surveillanceespialespionageestimateestimationethosexaminationexclamation
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Noun(15 words)
datadata itemdata pointdata pointsdatapointdatapointsdirect observationdiscoveriesenvironmental monitoringevidencefindinggreenhouse observationinspectionkey cluelab findings
Adjective(6 words)
discrete itemevidential sourceexperimental resultindividual unititalian datilive monitoring
Adverb(1 words)
experimentally observable event
Related words (128)
Noun(51 words)
measurementmeasurement and datamicroscope observationmonitoringmonitoring ecosystem recoveriesmore observationalno more datanotenote observationsnoticenotice the noisenoticesnoticingnotingobservanceobservation logof dataone-organismoutcomesoutsight
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peepingperceptionpiece of datapinpointspipulportuguese observarproduce deterministic valuesquiet remarkrecordreflectionreflexionremarksremarquerepeat observationresearch findingresponsesamplingscientific datascientific measurementsensor readingsightingsightingssoil monitoringstatistical datumsurvivorsystematic observationteacher observationtrackingwatchful waitingwatchingxt
memory-tracemental imagemental impressionmentionmilitary intelligencemindmindfulnessmystiquenotenoticenotionobiter dictumobservanceopinionparthian shotperceptionperformancepersonal judgmentphrasepoint of view
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popular beliefpositionposturepracticepresumptionprevailing beliefproclamationpronouncementpublic beliefpublic opinionquestionreactionreceptreflectionregardregardfulnessremarkrepresentationrespectsatisfactionsaysayingscanscrutinysecret policesecret servicesentencesentimentshadowingsightspyingstakeoutstancestatementsubjoindersuppositionsurveillancesurveytailingtheorythinkingthoughttrailingutteranceviewviewingwatchwatchingway of thinkingwiretapwiretappingwitnessingword
Adjective(3 words)
microscopic viewingobservational datumsingle instance
Determiner(1 words)
no wind
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10 entriesauditory observationfield notegraph pointinstrument readingmass measurementmicroscope observationtable entrytemperature readingtimed trialvisual observation
Collocations
6 entriescareful observationdirect observationobservation recordrepeat observationsscientific observationsystematic observation
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Science is based on careful observation.
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Science rests upon observation.
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A good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation.
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