Definitions for obviousness
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness, patencynoun

   the property of being easy to see and understand

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1. obviousnessnoun

   The characteristic of being obvious.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obviousnessnoun

   State of being evident or apparent.

   Etymology: from obvious.

   Slight experiments are more easily and cheaply tried; I thought their easiness or obviousness fitter to recommend than depreciate them. Boyle.

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1. obviousness

   The inventive step and non-obviousness reflect a general patentability requirement present in most patent laws, according to which an invention should be sufficiently inventive—i.e., non-obvious—in order to be patented. In other words, "[the] nonobviousness principle asks whether the invention is an adequate distance beyond or above the state of the art".The expression "inventive step" is predominantly used in Europe, while the expression "non-obviousness" is predominantly used in United States patent law. The expression "inventiveness" is sometimes used as well. Although the basic principle is roughly the same, the assessment of the inventive step and non-obviousness varies from one country to another. For instance, the practice of the European Patent Office (EPO) differs from the practice in the United Kingdom.

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1. obviousness

   Obviousness is the quality or state of being easily perceived, understood, or recognized clearly and unmistakably by the mind or senses. It refers to something that is not requiring significant thought or investigation to be seen, noticed or comprehended.

Matched Categories

1. • Conspicuousness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of obviousness in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of obviousness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=obviousness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obviousness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=obviousness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obviousness
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=obviousness