objective

(noun) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable). Synonyms: aim, object, target. Examples: "The sole object of her trip was to see her children."

(noun) the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed. Synonyms: objective lens, object lens, object glass.

(adj) undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena. Synonyms: objective (vs. subjective), nonsubjective. Examples: "An objective appraisal." "Objective evidence."

(adj) serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes. Synonyms: accusative. Examples: "Objective case." "Accusative endings."

(adj) emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation. Synonyms: documentary. Examples: "Objective art."

(adj) belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events. Examples: "Objective benefits." "An objective example." "There is no objective evidence of anything of the kind."