scientific

/,saiən'tifik/

Thân thiện

A scientist conducts a scientific experiment in a laboratory.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or using the methods of science: Involving the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
   • Characterized by the precision, objectivity, and methodology of science: Done in a careful, systematic, and logical way based on evidence.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The team used a scientific method to test their hypothesis.
  • She reads scientific journals to stay updated on new discoveries.
  • We need a more scientific approach to solve this problem.

Advanced Usage

• "scientific consensus": The collective judgment and position of the community of scientists in a particular field of study.
  • There is a strong scientific consensus that climate change is real.
• "scientific inquiry": The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence.
  • The project encouraged students to engage in scientific inquiry.

Variants and Related Words

• Scientifically (adverb): In a way that relates to or uses science.
  • The theory has been scientifically proven.
• Scientist (noun): A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.
  • The scientist conducted an important experiment.

Synonyms

• Methodical: Done according to a systematic or established procedure.
• Empirical: Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
• Systematic: Done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical.

Antonyms

• Unscientific: Not in accordance with scientific principles or methods.
• Intuitive: Using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.

Related Phrases

• Scientific community: The body of all scientists and their relationships and interactions.
  • The discovery was published for review by the scientific community.
• Scientific breakthrough: A significant and sudden advance in knowledge or technique.
  • The invention of the vaccine was a major scientific breakthrough.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. conforming with the principles or methods used in science
   • a scientific approach
2. of or relating to the practice of science
   • scientific journals