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 previous explanations for this behavior were phenomenological at best," said Dallas Trinkle, the Ivan Racheff Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the senior author of the paper.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026
At its heart, Rist says, her collection is “a phenomenological investigation into how many bags come together when a 60-something-year-old Central European woman doesn’t throw anything away.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
This pining for phenomenological stimulation seems almost reactionary.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023
Husserl argued that when one begins the phenomenological investigation, one must suspend the temptation to assert that an object is in essence what it appears to be.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
The relevance of phenomenological nursology ranges from the formulation of nursing constructs to the creation of theoretical propositions.
From Humanistic Nursing by Paterson, Josephine G.
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