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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. discovered or determined by scientific observation;
- Example: "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"
- Example: "the discovered behavior norms"
- Example: "discovered differences in achievement"
- Example: "no explanation for the observed phenomena"
[syn: ascertained, discovered, observed]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Observe \Ob*serve"\ ([o^]b*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Observed ([o^]b*z[~e]rvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Observing.] [L. observare, observatum; ob (see Ob-) + servare to save, preserve, keep, heed, observe: cf. F. observer. See Serve.] 1. To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe civility. [1913 Webster] Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. --Ex. xii. 17. [1913 Webster] He wolde no such cursedness observe. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Must I budge? Must I observe you? --Shak. [1913 Webster] With solemn purpose to observe Immutably his sovereign will. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to notice; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army; to observe an accident. [1913 Webster +PJC] 3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

observed \observed\ adj. 1. perceived with the eyes and sometimes with other senses; as, no explanation for the observed phenomena. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Detected by systematic scientific observation; as, variation in the observed flux may depend on a number of factors. Syn: ascertained. [WordNet 1.5] 3. Perceived directly with the eyes; observed at first hand. Syn: seen, witnessed. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

observed adj 1: discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena" [syn: ascertained, discovered, observed]