observationalistadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn̩əlɪst/,

/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃnl̩ɪst/,

/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃ(ə)nəlɪst/, U.S.

/ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃ(ə)nələst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: observational adj., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < observational adj. + -ist suffix.

Chiefly Philosophy and Science.

A. adj.

Adhering to observationalism; practising observational as opposed to theoretical work; (also, more generally) using observation as a principal method of working.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > empiricism > [adjective] > other theories or elements

descendental1847

scientistic1879

nomic1892

hypothetico-deductive1912

essentialist1938

inductivist1945

testable1945

observationalist1951

metascientific1965

1951 Mind 60 46 A consequence of observationalist presuppositions.

1969 Stud. in Renaissance 16 100 One might here contrast Zabarella, as part of an observationalist scholastic tradition, to one such as Thomas Aquinas and his followers..who seldom concerned themselves with such matters.

1985 City Limits 15 Nov. 42/4 Comic and observationalist poet.

1994 Man 29 936 The positivist legacy in anthropological theorizing created a mandate for an observationalist perspective.

B. n.

A person who employs observation as a principal method of working (opposed to theoretician, theorist). Also (Philosophy): an adherent of observationalism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > empiricism > [noun] > observationalism > adherent of

observationalist1954

1954 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 15 258 In literature, he anticipates the line of Flaubert, and Proust, and Howells—the observationalists.

1975 Science 177 688/2 Hynek's UFO's are, by definition, incomprehensible to a theorist as well as frustrating to an observationalist.

1998 Nature 19 Mar. 224/2 Observationalists..tend to point to the random, chaotic-looking behaviour of the abyssal-hill fabric, and naturally choose the mathematical language of statistics to quantify their observations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	observationalist
释义	observationalistadj.n. Brit. /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn̩əlɪst/, /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃnl̩ɪst/, /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃ(ə)nəlɪst/, U.S. /ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃ(ə)nələst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: observational adj., -ist suffix. Etymology: < observational adj. + -ist suffix. Chiefly Philosophy and Science. A. adj. Adhering to observationalism; practising observational as opposed to theoretical work; (also, more generally) using observation as a principal method of working. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > empiricism > [adjective] > other theories or elements descendental1847 scientistic1879 nomic1892 hypothetico-deductive1912 essentialist1938 inductivist1945 testable1945 observationalist1951 metascientific1965 1951 Mind 60 46 A consequence of observationalist presuppositions. 1969 Stud. in Renaissance 16 100 One might here contrast Zabarella, as part of an observationalist scholastic tradition, to one such as Thomas Aquinas and his followers..who seldom concerned themselves with such matters. 1985 City Limits 15 Nov. 42/4 Comic and observationalist poet. 1994 Man 29 936 The positivist legacy in anthropological theorizing created a mandate for an observationalist perspective. B. n. A person who employs observation as a principal method of working (opposed to theoretician, theorist). Also (Philosophy): an adherent of observationalism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > empiricism > [noun] > observationalism > adherent of observationalist1954 1954 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 15 258 In literature, he anticipates the line of Flaubert, and Proust, and Howells—the observationalists. 1975 Science 177 688/2 Hynek's UFO's are, by definition, incomprehensible to a theorist as well as frustrating to an observationalist. 1998 Nature 19 Mar. 224/2 Observationalists..tend to point to the random, chaotic-looking behaviour of the abyssal-hill fabric, and naturally choose the mathematical language of statistics to quantify their observations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1951
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