casual observation

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• observation — noun 1 examination ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, close, detailed ▪ direct, first hand ▪ systematic ▪ casual …   Collocations dictionary

• observation */*/*/ — UK [ˌɒbzə(r)ˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms observation : singular observation plural observations 1) [uncountable] the process of watching someone or something carefully, in order to find something out She s been admitted to… …   English dictionary

• casual — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ almost …   Collocations dictionary

• Reconstructive observation — The term reconstructive observation has been coined by the German sociologist Thomas Loer and the German innovation adviser Armin Moehrle. It refers to a mode of collecting data in research processes in the social sciences and in consulting… …   Wikipedia

• animal learning — ▪ zoology Introduction       the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it is said to learn.       That animals can learn seems to go without saying. The cat that… …   Universalium

• remark — [ri märk′] vt. [Fr remarquer < re + marquer, to mark < It marcare < marca, a mark < Gmc * marka: see MARK1] 1. to notice; observe; perceive 2. to say or write as an observation or comment 3. Obs. to mark; distinguish; indicate vi. to… …   English World dictionary

• POPULATION — Methodological Uncertainties Because of the great difficulties in ascertaining human population data in general, and Jewish data in particular, especially in ancient and medieval times, a word of caution is even more necessary here than in most… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Remark — Re*mark , n. [Cf. F. remarque.] 1. Act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or observation. [1913 Webster] The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude Conjecture and remark, however shrewd. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. The expression,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• remark — 1. noun /rɪˈmɑː(r)k/ a) Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation. b) The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a… …   Wiktionary

• Steganography — is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one apart from the sender and intended recipient even realizes there is a hidden message. By contrast, cryptography obscures the meaning of a message, but it does not conceal …   Wikipedia

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