Look up: Observer

1. observer
   [n] - an expert who observes and comments on something
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2. observer
   delegate to an assembly who observes and reports but does not participate officially in its activities Category: General
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3. Observer
   Ob·serv"er noun 1. One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer . « The observed of all observers .» Shak. « Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure prognostic, when to dread a shower.» Swift. 2. …
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4. observer
   One who perceives, notices, or watches; in behavioural research with humans, the investigator or his/her surrogate. ... Origin: L. Observo, to watch ... Nonparticipant observer, an investigator who studies a group of subjects engaged in certain activities but does not directly participate in these activities, presumably being able to study them more …
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5. Observer
   In information theory, an `observer` is any system which receives information from an object. `Observer` can have the following meanings: *A person that is observing, its role in observational sciences and physical reference frames: see observation *A delegate in an organization that is sent to observe and report on the proceedings of an assembly or a meeting but that can not vote or otherwise participate. *An aircrew member of a (military) ai...
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6. Observer
   In information theory, an `observer` is any system which receives information from an object. `Observer` can have the following meanings: *A person that is observing, its role in observational sciences and physical reference frames: see observation *A delegate in an organization that is sent to observe and report on the proceedings of an assembly or a meeting but that can not vote or otherwise participate. *An aircrew member of a (military) ai...
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7. Observer
   • (n.) One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice. • (n.) One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his promises. • (n.) A sycophantic follower. • (n.) One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact...
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8. Observer
   (from the article `Baker, Russell`) ...bureau of the New York Times (1954–62), he covered the White House, the State Department, and the Congress. In the early 1960s he began writing ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/3
   
   
9. observer
   When a narrator slips into the role of an observer, he adopts a limited point of view because he presents the story as it is seen by one of the characters of the story, so the information the reader gets is restricted to the knowledge and view of this character alone.
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10. observer
    system for complete reconstruction of the state of a controlled system from measured input and output variables, using a model of the controlled system
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/