the scientific method
noun
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: the process that is used by scientists for testing ideas and theories by using experiments and careful observation
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The coat’s origin occurred in the 19th century as the scientific method and thinking replaced some of the quackery and mysticism that was often used in the medical practice of the times.
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Stephen J. Forman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Our scientific foundation, which includes the full suite of data and the scientific method for self-correcting and making progress, is sturdier and stronger than at any point in history.
—Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025
Prior to the scientific method, meeting challenges to new technology was piecemeal.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
But the scientific method will not, perhaps, go quietly.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
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Stephen J. Forman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Our scientific foundation, which includes the full suite of data and the scientific method for self-correcting and making progress, is sturdier and stronger than at any point in history.
—Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025
Prior to the scientific method, meeting challenges to new technology was piecemeal.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
But the scientific method will not, perhaps, go quietly.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the scientific method
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