Observer Effect — Star Trek: Enterprise episode Phlox scans a haggard Hoshi for the pathogen … Wikipedia
Observer effect (physics) — For other uses, see Observer effect. In physics, the term observer effect refers to changes that the act of observation will make on the phenomenon being observed. This is often the result of instruments that, by necessity, alter the state of… … Wikipedia
Observer effect (information technology) — For other uses, see Observer effect. In information technology, the observer effect is the potential impact of the act of observing a process output while the process is running. For example: if a process uses a log file to record its progress,… … Wikipedia
Observer — may refer to person who is observing. More specialised meanings follow. Contents 1 Computer science and information theory 2 Fiction 3 Music 4 Physics … Wikipedia
Observer-expectancy effect — Participant observer effect redirects here. Psychology … Wikipedia
Observer's paradox — In the social sciences, the observer s paradox refers to phenomena where the observation of an event or experiment is influenced by the presence of the observer/investigator. Contents 1 In linguistics 2 Hawthorne effect 3 Overcoming the paradox … Wikipedia
Observer (quantum physics) — In quantum mechanics, observation is synonymous with quantum measurement and observer with a measurement apparatus and observable with what can be measured. Thus the quantum mechanical observer does not necessarily present or solve any problems… … Wikipedia
Observer (physics) — The term observer has a number of non equivalent uses in science. Contents 1 Special relativity 2 General relativity 3 Quantum mechanics 4 Thermodynamics and information theory … Wikipedia
effect — [e fekt′, ifekt′; ] often [ ēfekt′, əfekt′] n. [ME < OFr (& L) < L effectus, orig., pp. of efficere, to bring to pass, accomplish < ex , out + facere, DO1] 1. anything brought about by a cause or agent; result 2. the power or ability to… … English World dictionary
effect — The result or consequence of an action. [L. efficio, pp. effectus, to accomplish, fr. facio, to do] abscopal e. a reaction produced following irradiation but occurring outside the zone of actual radiation absorption. additive e. an e. wherein two … Medical dictionary
