scientific

sci·en·tif·ic | \ ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik

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Definition of scientific

1 : of, relating to, or exhibiting the methods or principles of science

2 : conducted in the manner of science or according to results of investigation by science : practicing or using thorough or systematic methods scientific advertising scientific baby care a scientific boxer

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Recent Examples on the Web In a manner that is unusual for the editor of a scientific journal, Horton has leaped into the politics of the pandemic. — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, "The Lancet Editor’s Wild Ride Through the Coronavirus Pandemic," 27 June 2020 Their results are published in a working paper that has not yet undergone peer review, a key step to getting a research study published in a scientific journal. — Kat Eschner, Popular Science, "COVID-19 cases are surging, but not because of Black Lives Matter protests," 25 June 2020 Their findings contradicted conventional wisdom, as well as previous social scientific research, on risk tolerance. — Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, "Taylor: On this scary stock market ride, our only control is over ourselves," 19 June 2020 Test flights carrying scientific research payloads are expected to begin in 2021. — William Harwood, CBS News, "Company plans space tourism flights in high-altitude balloon," 18 June 2020 The study has been published in the scientific journal Functional Ecology. — Fox News, "'Jack-of-all-trades' fish learned to walk on land because of its diet, study says," 17 June 2020 The work of the 24-person team, published in the scientific journal Nature on Monday, could one day form the basis of a super-secure global communications network beamed from space. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, "Are contact-tracing apps a scourge or savior?," 17 June 2020 Typically, researchers extensively detail their work in scientific journal articles. — NBC News, "'Science by press release': Doctors view COVID-19 drug results with excitement and skepticism," 16 June 2020 Cowling and his colleagues’ analysis has been posted online but has not yet been peer-reviewed or published in a scientific journal. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Most COVID cases don’t spread virus—it’s the superspreaders we need to stop," 12 June 2020

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