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scientific

scientific

976 3.7
About careful methods used to find and test facts
  • adjective
  • /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
translation icon : científico
  • A fractal is the math that reveals the scientific foundation for this truth.
  • scientific research
  • the scientific method
  • scientific evidence

Well, none of these has any scientific basics whatsoever.

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Examples

  • Is there any scientific basis for that idea?

  • There really is no scientific proof for that.

  • The private sector is where the most important scientific progress happens these days.

  • A scientific explanation, not science fiction!

  • I'm a respected member of the scientific community.

  • One of the principal criteria for scientific research in the context of No Child Left Behind.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Only time and our scientific ingenuity will tell.

  • There's absolutely no scientific evidence to support...

  • However, it is important because scientific achievement is ultimately measured by one's publication record.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The researchers published their findings in a prestigious scientific journal.

Antonyms

18 5.1

Not based on careful tests and reliable facts

Compounds

scientific research
  • Specialized
32 3.4

A careful study in science to find facts and new ideas

scientific method
  • Specialized
28 3.3

A careful way to test ideas by watching and doing experiments

scientific theory
  • Specialized
15 4.2

A tested explanation of how nature works, supported by many experiments and facts

Facts and ideas learned by careful study and tests

A statement checked many times by tests and accepted as true by scientists

Tool like a microscope used to study or measure things

A subject of science that studies a part of nature like physics or biology

A United Nations agency that promotes education, science, culture, and communication worldwide

4.6

Farming using knowledge about soil and plants to grow crops better

A type of socialism that explains social and economic change by class struggle and uses facts

How Scientific

rigorous
85 6.7
systematic
66 4.6
empirical
  • Formal
62 5.9
scientific
976 3.7
informal
98 3.1
anecdotal
52 6.5
unscientific
18 5.1

Surface Forms

scientific positive
scientificer comparative
scientificest superlative

Morphology

scientific = science (transparent) = science + ic

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' to 'science'; the meaning 'relating to science' is directly derived and obvious to learners.

Etymology

Scientific comes from the Latin word scientia meaning 'knowledge', from scire 'to know'. So, scientific describes methods or ideas that aim at careful, tested 'knowing', just like science and a scientist do.