"observer's paradox" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: observer's paradoxes [plural]
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  1. The situation in which a phenomenon being observed for study is unintentionally influenced by the presence of the observer. Wikipedia link: observer's paradox Categories (topical): Epistemology
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