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subjective time

subjective time noun: the perception of time being tied to experience: time flying by, time dragging slowly.

Noun

subjective time (uncountable)

  1. The perception of time being tied to experience: time flying by, time dragging slowly.
  2. A system by which intervals are measured by actions or emotions in a commercial for research purposes.
    • Instead of selecting an image for testing every 0.2 seconds, the new research team used a subjective time approach, selecting an image to represent each significant change in the ad, no matter how fast or slow the ad’s edits may be.

Questions about subjective time

What does subjective time mean?
Subjective time means the perception of time being tied to experience: time flying by, time dragging slowly.
What part of speech is subjective time?
Subjective time is a noun.

Words near subjective time in the dictionary

  1. subjective
  2. subjective case
  3. subjective cases
  4. subjective synonym
  5. subjective synonyms
  6. subjective time
  7. subjective tinnitus
  8. subjectively
  9. subjectiveness
  10. subjectives
  11. subjectivisation

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