scientific

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations.

Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific arrangement of fossils.

Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist; a scientific reasoner; a scientific argument.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

systematic methodical science research material scientist constant external technical organized academic mathematical accurate experimental precise
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Antonyms

artistic anecdotal pseudoscientific unscientific

Related terms

science scientist scientificity

Phrases with the word

scientific racist scientific communism scientific know-how scientific physics scientific study of behaviour scientific analysis

Examples

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Martin Luther King Jr.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder. Albert Einstein

It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate. Dave Barry

I can't help believing that these things that come from the subconscious mind have a sort of truth to them. It may not be a scientific truth, but it's psychological truth. Brian Aldiss

It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California, you lose one point of IQ every year. Truman Capote

A single untried popular remedy often throws the scientific doctor into hysterics. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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