objectives

noun

the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

adjective

belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events

emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation

serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes

undistorted by emotion or personal bias

Roots

iacioject- · Latin · throw

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Where does objectives come from?

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