phenomenological
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or based on observed or observable facts.
The researchers opted for a phenomenological investigation rather than a purely theoretical study.
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Philosophy. of or relating to someone’s awareness or experience of something rather than the thing itself.
Case study scholars examine a particular phenomenon, while phenomenological scholars examine its essence and meaning as experienced by people in their everyday lives.
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The model uses a phenomenological approach, focusing on the overall behavior rather than the exact underlying mechanisms that cause electrons to pair into Cooper pairs.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
Because again, as you were saying, there's just not been an examination of this period in phenomenological terms, in artistic terms, in so many ways.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2022
The phenomenological vantage point of reflecting on experience engenders a sense of wonder.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
“The phenomenological and social dimensions of mental illness have all but disappeared as questions worthy of serious and sustained attention,” he writes.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022
Humanistic nursing: The phenomenological theory of Paterson and Zderad.
From Humanistic Nursing by Paterson, Josephine G.
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