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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Zhang conceded that from the customer side there can be subjectivity around the topic, and one person’s resolution is another’s deflection.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
There was physical contact made on Sunday night, but the official NCAA rulebook includes room for subjectivity in determining what type of contact warrants a technical foul.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
One person’s subjectivity becomes a whole organization’s official stance.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
This acknowledgment of reader subjectivity is in the spirit of Sloan’s work, in contrast to the traditional critic’s standpoint of an objectivity that has never really existed, that often only serves to obscure whiteness, masculinity, and wealth.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
There was physical contact made on Sunday night, but the official NCAA rulebook includes room for subjectivity in determining what type of contact warrants a technical foul.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
One person’s subjectivity becomes a whole organization’s official stance.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
This acknowledgment of reader subjectivity is in the spirit of Sloan’s work, in contrast to the traditional critic’s standpoint of an objectivity that has never really existed, that often only serves to obscure whiteness, masculinity, and wealth.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Subjectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subjectivity. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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