observation
Noticing with attention
Observation is the act of watching or noticing something carefully.
Scientific observation involves systematic attention to phenomena: Her observations of bird behavior filled three notebooks.
An observation can also be a remark or comment based on what one has noticed: He made a few observations about the state of the economy.
Under observation means being monitored, often medically: They kept her under observation overnight.
Ongoing observation of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
alertness · attention · notice · lookout · stakeout · shadowing · tailing · tracking
Becoming aware of
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- detectionAct of finding something
recognition · spotting · glimpse · sight · view · sensory · attentiveness · mindfulness
Assigned meaning
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
deduction · insight · assessment · evaluation · diagnosis · reading · understanding · comprehension
Indicator of disease
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- diagnosticsMethods identifying problems
vital signs · clinical · patient · prognosis · rounds · charting · bedside · nurse
Facts for analysis
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
findings · results · empirical · fieldwork · laboratory · recording · documentation · controlled
Brief stated opinion
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- noteShort written record
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
opinion · utterance · aside · quip · musing · commentary · annotation · assessment
Surveillance camera network
- wiretapHidden listening device
- buggingSecretly recording conversations
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- spyingSecretly observing others
intelligence · eavesdropping · interception · undercover · satellite · drone · radar · sonar
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
watchfulness · alertness · attention · notice · lookout · stakeout · shadowing · tailing · tracking · spotting
noticing
Becoming aware of
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
detection · recognition · spotting · glimpse · sight · view · sensory · attentiveness · mindfulness · cognizance
interpretation
Assigned meaning
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
correlation · deduction · insight · assessment · evaluation · diagnosis · reading · understanding · comprehension · synthesis
symptom
Indicator of disease
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
diagnostics · vital signs · clinical · patient · prognosis · rounds · charting · bedside · nurse · physician
data
Facts for analysis
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
variables · findings · results · empirical · fieldwork · laboratory · recording · documentation · controlled · systematic
comment
Brief stated opinion
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- noteShort written record
- reflectionReturned light or thought
thought · opinion · utterance · aside · quip · musing · commentary · annotation · assessment · insight
CCTV
Surveillance camera network
- wiretapHidden listening device
- buggingSecretly recording conversations
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
spying · intelligence · eavesdropping · interception · undercover · satellite · drone · radar · sonar · tracking
- scientific researchresearch, experiment, study, lab experiments, field studies
- animal activitiespetting, feeding, training, grooming, riding
- statementsstatement, assertion, claim, declaration, announcement
- learning processbeginner stage, trial and error, learn by doing, orientation, onboarding
- Philosophy & Scienceepistemology, empiricism, rationalism, scientific method, metaphysics
- research methodsexperiment, hypothesis, deduction, experiments, induction
observationinattention
Lack of focus
disregard · neglect · obliviousness · unawareness · overlooking
observationviolation
Breaking of rules
breach · nonobservance · transgression · infraction · infringement
observationsilence
Total lack of sound
reticence · saying nothing · muteness · taciturnity · withholding
- under observationBeing carefully watched
- observation decksElevated platforms for panoramas
- observation towerElevated structure for viewing
- observation roomEnclosed space for watching
- casual observationUnstudied comment or notice
- observational comedyComedy mining daily existence
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