The term âclinical judgmentâ refers to a similar process, namely âthe application of. information based on actual observation of a patient combined with subjective and. objective data that lead to a conclusion.â.
Definition of precipitate for English Language Learners. : 1  to cause (something) to happen quickly or suddenly. : 2  to become separated from a liquid especially by a chemical process. : 3  to cause (something solid) to become separated from a liquid especially by a chemical process.
Examples of precipitate in a Sentence. 1  Yet trained, and by nature inclined, to persevere through the stenches, messes, explosions and disasters of a laboratory, he fixed his gaze upon an unlikely precipitate: human resilience, a sort of radioactive trace element.