subjective
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The term refers to the difficulty of explaining how electrical and chemical activity in the brain gives rise to subjective experience, including sensations, emotions, thoughts, and the personal feeling of being alive.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Oates, who penned the Pulitzer Prize-nominated “Blonde,” said that, within the world of translators, Wilson’s review “seems all the more surprising since all translations are, presumably, subjective & not equivalent to the original text.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The problem is 'clear and obvious' is a subjective phrase.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The question of when having a lot of books becomes having too many books is subjective, but that’s never kept anyone from asking.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
In truth, the tests were subjective at best, one exploding bottle difficult to compare to another.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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