scientific
Based on evidence
Scientific describes methods, knowledge, or activities based on systematic observation, experimentation, and evidence.
A scientific approach follows rigorous procedures to test hypotheses.
Scientific consensus represents agreement among experts based on accumulated research.
The word can also mean precise or methodical: He brought scientific rigor to his cooking.
Based on observation, not theory
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
- replicableCapable of being duplicated
falsifiable · controlled · variable · observation · data-driven · systematic · quantitative · qualitative
Systematic fact-finding effort
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- discoveryAct of finding something
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- curiosityDesire to learn
questioning · theory · analysis · reasoning · deduction · induction · experimentation · observation
Determining size or amount
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
quantification · meticulousness · repeatability · reliability · validity · standards · resolution · specificity
Facility for scientific investigation
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- objectivePurpose or goal
- detachedApart or uninvolved
dispassionate · impersonal · analytical · diagnostic · systematic · controlled · clinical · specimen
empirical
Based on observation, not theory
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
replicable · falsifiable · controlled · variable · observation · data-driven · systematic · quantitative · qualitative · statistical
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- discoveryAct of finding something
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
curiosity · questioning · theory · analysis · reasoning · deduction · induction · experimentation · observation · inquiry
measurement
Determining size or amount
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
rigor · quantification · meticulousness · repeatability · reliability · validity · standards · resolution · specificity · metrology
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- objectivePurpose or goal
detached · dispassionate · impersonal · analytical · diagnostic · systematic · controlled · clinical · specimen · dissection
- professional fieldsmedical, legal, technical, financial, engineering
- rational thinkinglogic, reason, analytical, deductive, objective
- lab qualitiessterile, calibrated, controlled, precise, accurate
- speech registersformal, informal, casual, colloquial, vernacular
- illustration stylesilluminated manuscripts, woodcuts, engravings, etchings, lithography
- Objectivityfairness, impartiality, neutrality, unbiased, balance
scientificunscientific
Not following proper methodology
anecdotal · intuitive · nonscientific · subjective · unsystematic
scientificpseudoscientific
Pretending to be factual
superstitious · illogical · irrational · nonscientific · unfounded
- scientific namesFormal species designations
- scientific journalsPublications for scholarly research
- scientific discoveryNew knowledge from research
- scientific methodStructured process for investigation
- scientific calculatorAdvanced computation handheld
- scientific communityOrganized body of researchers
unscientific, scientifically, scientific method, scientific name, nonscientific, pseudoscientific