Noun

(en noun)

A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.

* 1980 , Carl Sagan, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ,

The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.

Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.

(marketing) Knowledge (usually derived from consumer understanding) that a company applies in order to make a product or brand perform better and be more appealing to customers

The act or result of apprehending the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively

(artificial intelligence) An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of observing, and the fact of being observed.

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The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.

A remark or comment.

* Shakespeare

That's a foolish observation .

* Alexander Pope

To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.

A judgement based on observing.

Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.

* Jeremy Taylor

We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.