monitoring
When used as a noun, "monitoring" is typically an uncountable noun. You would say "constant monitoring is required" rather than "a constant monitoring." In professional or medical contexts, it often refers to the use of specialized equipment (like a heart monitor) rather than just watching with your eyes.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Fatima is in the library while Maya is at home.
Fatima
I'm totally fried. Been monitoring these lab results for six hours straight.
Maya
Touch grass, Fatima. You're spiraling over a decimal point.
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Fatima uses 'monitoring' to describe the systematic observation of her data. Maya responds with the slang 'touch grass', meaning someone needs to disconnect from their obsession/work and return to reality, highlighting Maya's role as the blunt reality-checker.