SCIENTIFIC
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations.
- 2. Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific arrangement of fossils.
- 3. Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist; a scientific reasoner; a scientific argument. Bossuet is as scientific in the structure of his sentences. Lander. Scientific method, the method employed in exact science and consisting of: (a) Careful and abundant observation and experiment.
- 4. generalization of the results into formulated "Laws" and statements.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025