scientific method

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Scientific method — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Agreeing with, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

scientific method — noun A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing peer reviewed theories that best explain the known data. Mr. Paynes paper aimed at the… …   Wiktionary

scientific method — a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested. [1850 55] * * * Mathematical and experimental techniques employed in the… …   Universalium

scientific method — научный метод …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

scientific method — noun Date: circa 1810 principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

scientific method — 1) Общая лексика: научная обоснованность применяемых методов 2) Юридический термин: научный метод …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

scientific method — научный метод …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

scientific method — научный метод …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь

scientific method — See methodology …   Philosophy dictionary