Observation vs Perusal - What's the difference?
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The act of observing, and the fact of being observed.
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A remark or comment.
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* Alexander Pope
A judgement based on observing.
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
* Jeremy Taylor
The act of perusing; studying something carefully.
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As nouns the difference between observation and perusal
is that observation is the act of observing, and the fact of being observed while perusal is the act of perusing; studying something carefully.observation
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Noun
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- That's a foolish observation .
- To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.
- We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.
Derived terms
* observation carSee also
* (wikipedia "observation")perusal
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Noun
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