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Observing vs Observed - What's the difference?

observing | observed |

As verbs the difference between observing and observed

is that observing is present participle of lang=en while observed is past tense of observe.

As a noun observing

is observation.

observing

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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.

    observed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (observe)
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4] (pdf) from [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/chemistry/chemical-synthesis/learning-center/aldrichimica-acta.html Sigma-Aldrich
  • ::N-substituted pyrroles are much less reactive than the other 5-membered 1,3-dienes; no reaction was observed between N-(trimethylsilyl) pyrrole or N-benzylpyrrole with Smith’s diene (4) under thermal or high pressure (4 days at 14 kbar) conditions, even in the presence of Lewis acids.