Meaning & use
Subjectivity
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The quality of existing in someone's mind or being based on individual feelings, opinions, or experiences rather than on external, verifiable facts.
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The critic acknowledged the subjectivity of taste when reviewing the film.
Historians try to minimize subjectivity when interpreting primary sources.
A note on using this word
In philosophy, "subjectivity" also refers more technically to the quality of being a conscious, experiencing subject rather than a mere object.
Words with a similar meaning
biaspersonal perspective
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Words with an opposite meaning
objectivity
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