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scientific

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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

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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

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