Objectivization

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. the process of converting something immaterial or subjective into a tangible, measurable entity suitable for external examination or scientific inquiry
2. the act of transforming abstract concepts or personal experiences into objects that can be studied, analyzed, or treated as concrete phenomena
3. The act of making intangible or personal ideas into concrete, observable forms that can be analyzed externally

Etymology: "Objectivization" is a plain formation: "objectivize" with the noun-forming suffix "-ation" attached, which turns a verb into a noun naming the act or process of doing that verb. The verb "objectivize" is itself built on "objective," so the word is a chain of two suffixes stacked on the Latin root "objectum," meaning "thing placed before," which gave English both "object" and, through the same root, the sense of something existing outside the mind. The result is a word for turning something private or subjective into something that can be observed and measured by anyone. Its meaning sits neatly on the verb it comes from: to objectivize an experience is to make it external and testable, and objectivization is the process of doing so.