observation

noun observations

1. countable, uncountable The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance) But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,[…]. We began to tell her about Mohair and the cotillon, and of our point of observation from the Florentine galleried porch, and she insisted she would join us there.
2. countable, uncountable The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
3. countable, uncountable A remark or comment. That's a foolish observation.
4. countable, uncountable A judgement based on observing. This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially.
5. countable, uncountable An evaluation conducted through observing. I need to do your observation before the end of the week.
6. countable, uncountable Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance. We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.
7. countable, uncountable A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
8. countable, uncountable A realization of a random variable.