aim

2 definitions
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Definition 1

aim

n.

1. the symbolic or internal representation of a goal that may motivate and direct behavior toward achieving that goal: an intention or purpose.

2. a goal toward which an organism directs behavior, effort, or activity: an objective.

3. in psychoanalytic theory, see aim of the instinct; object of instinct.

AIM

acronym for active intermodal mapping.
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Definition 2

aim

n.

1. the symbolic or internal representation of a goal that may motivate and direct behavior toward achieving that goal: an intention or purpose.

2. a goal toward which an organism directs behavior, effort, or activity: an objective.

3. in psychoanalytic theory, see aim of the instinct; object of instinct.

AIM

acronym for active intermodal mapping.