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sci·en·tif·ic 
[sahy-uhn-tif-ik] Pronunciation Key
[sahy-uhn-tif-ik] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to science or the sciences: scientific studies. |
| 2. | occupied or concerned with science: scientific experts. |
| 3. | regulated by or conforming to the principles of exact science: scientific procedures. |
| 4. | systematic or accurate in the manner of an exact science. |
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| sci·en·tif·ic
(sī'ən-tĭf'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science. [Medieval Latin scientificus, producing knowledge : Latin scientia, knowledge; see science + Latin -ficus, -fic.] sci'en·tif'i·cal·ly adv. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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scientific
1589, from M.Fr. scientifique, from M.L. scientificus "pertaining to science," from L. scientia "knowledge" (see science) + -ficus "making" + facere "to make" (see factitious). Originally used to translate Gk. epistemonikos "making knowledge" in Aristotle's "Ethics." First record of scientific revolution is from 1803; scientific method is from 1854; scientific notation is from 1961.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| scientific | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to the practice of science; "scientific journals" |
| 2. | conforming with the principles or methods used in science; "a scientific approach" [ant: unscientific] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Scientific
Sci`en*tif"ic\, a. [F. scientifique; L. scientia science + facere to make.]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. --Landor. Scientific method, the method employed in exact science and consisting of: (a) Careful and abundant observation and experiment. (b) generalization of the results into formulated "Laws" and statements.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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