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 .» ...
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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 a...
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5. 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 en...
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6. 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 ...
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7. 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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8. 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
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9. observer
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ob-zĕr′vĕr Definitions: 1. One who perceives, notices, or watches; in behavioral research with humans, the investigator or his/her surrogate.
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10. observer
    A person who is appointed to assist the referee in a match, to decide questions of fact and report any breach of rules.
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11. Observer
    One who ensures that a golf match or round is played in accordance with the Rules of Golf.
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12. Observer
    `Observer` may refer to person who is observing. More specialised meanings follow. Computer science and information theory: Fiction: Music: Physics: Politics and diplomacy: Publications: Other: See also:
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13. Observer
    (quantum physics) In quantum mechanics, "observation" is synonymous with quantum measurement and "observer" with a measurement apparatus and observable with what can be measured. Thus the quantum mechanical observer does not necessarily present or solve any problems...
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14. Observer
    (physics) The term `observer` has a number of non-equivalent uses in science. Special relativity: The term observer in special relativity refers most commonly to an inertial reference frame. In such cases an inertial reference frame may be called an "inertial observer" to avoid ambi...
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