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Observing vs Examination - What's the difference?

observing | examination | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between observing and examination

is that observing is observation while examination is the act of examining.

As a verb observing

is present participle of lang=en.

observing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • observation
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.

    examination

    English

    (wikipedia examination)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of examining.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].}}
  • Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
  • A formal test involving answering written or oral questions with no or limited access to text books or the like.

    • Derived terms

    * * bar examination * clinical examination * cross-examination * cross examination * direct examination * exam * examination-in-chief * final examination * physical examination * re-examination * self-examination

    Related terms

    * examine