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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What if the creepiest critter in your house could teach your kids a lesson about love, loyalty and the scientific method? —

Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026 Scholars begin to apply the scientific method to problems. —

Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026 At its best, the scientific method consigns the worst fates that befall humans (debilitating illnesses, devastating diseases) to history. —

Noubar Afeyan, Time, 9 Mar. 2026 Much of the first part of the book, Pollan turns to materialist researchers using the scientific method to try to identify consciousness in the brain and body, a pursuit that academic institutions only came to see as legitimate in the ’90s. —

Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the scientific method

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