intersubjective

American

[in-ter-suhb-jek-tiv] / ˌɪn tər səbˈdʒɛk tɪv /

adjective

Philosophy.

comprehensible to, relating to, or used by a number of persons, as a concept or language.

Etymology

Origin of intersubjective

First recorded in 1895–1900; inter- + subjective

Example Sentences

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Their quest for intersubjective truth—for getting outside their heads and seeing the world from other vantages—Mumford attributed to 16th century improvements in mirrors.

From Slate

Truth is intersubjective, not objective.

From Scientific American

These new standards are based on the notion of intersubjective confirmation.

From Scientific American

Literature professors were comfortable with this kind of argument because they thought of identity as something that was hybrid, intersubjective, performed.

From The New Yorker

“Virtual reality has the potential to establish real-time intersubjective experience.”

From Science Magazine

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