Observation RCS Word Power provides an extended definition and meaning for "observation"
"Observation" is a human act and process. It is a word of great importance the sciences and to knowledge in general.
"Observation" may be said to come from the verb, to Observe. To observe is much like to watch, to pay attention, to heed. It may also mean to comply as in :She observes the rules of the game." Which means she follows the rules of the game and she plays according to those rules.
To observe, may further mean to inspect or to take note of as an augury. That is, as a way to predict or foretell the future by observing something now. Or, the observation of a portent or omen, much as a scientist does in her systematic way. So, observation may refer to the process of inspection or of taking note. You may have noted that "observation" often points to the interesting process of paying attention.
"Observation" may also point to the process of realizing or realization. It may refer to the process of coming to know, especially through consideration of noted facts.
Observation is much like the process of noting or watching attentively.
We can say that a scientist makes a systematic kind of observation which he calls scientific observation.
Important factors in the process of observation are: consciousness, awareness, and alertness.
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