objective means

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objective
adjective
uk
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/us
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs ...
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mean
noun[S]
uk
/miːn/us
/miːn/
mathematicsspecialized
the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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(Definition ofobjectiveandmeanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, there is a lack of objective means for considering the numerous criteria that a model must fulfil.
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Rather, this approach provides an objective means to derive community insights.
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In contrast, nominalists argue that psychiatric disorders reflect deviations from socially constructed prescriptions for behavior and that there are no objective means of demarcating normality from abnormality.
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Even this limited objective means very large demands on world resources.
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The full fund objective means that such purchases have to be funded by sales of gilts by the authorities, thus adding to the amount of gilt sales required.
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However, the 2006 law does not provide objective means to distinguish between users or traffickers.
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This is a more objective means of determining points or soaks compared to the methods listed above.
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The creators of the time sought to convey inner, subjective experience through external, objective means.
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Without an objective means of calculating science benefit, a project team can not effectively evaluate the cost/benefit of multiple engineering approaches.
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This objective meant that yield and effectiveness were positively correlated, at least up to a point.
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