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noun

psychol any judgment about a single stimulus, e.g. about the value of one of its properties or about whether it is present or absentCompare comparative judgment

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Example sentences from the Web for absolute judgment

Interesting that those who sat in judgment of him found those two sets of beliefs to be incompatible.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They are to face oppression with humble persistence and absolute conviction.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If so, he has his silence -- on top of poor judgment -- to blame.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
House rules require an absolute majority of members voting to choose a speaker.
Kamikaze Congress Prepares to Strike Boehner|Ben Jacobs|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Absent a body, no one can say with absolute certainty whether Castro is dead, even if all signs point in that direction.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Solely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
But it seems to me that with adolescence comes the right to knowledge and the right of judgment.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Now for the tempering of the Gudgeons, I leave it to the judgment of the Workman; but a word or two of the polishing of it.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing|Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
By the words of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall never fall in their watches.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

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