observation
Definitions of observation
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acting according to certain accepted standardssynonyms: obéissancetypes:formalitécompliance with formal rulesconformitéacting in conformityhommageconformity with law or custom or practice etc.type of:collaborationjoint operation or action
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the act of observing; taking a patient looktype of:regardthe act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
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the act of noticing or paying attentionsynonyms: constatation, remarquetypes:type of:préoccupationthe process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
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a remark expressing careful considerationsynonyms: remarque
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the act of making and recording a measurementsynonyms: surveillancetype of:mesurethe act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
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explicit noticesynonyms: constatation, remarque
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