scientific consensus
Researchers' shared conclusion
Scientific consensus is the collective judgment of experts in a field based on accumulated evidence and research.
It represents what most specialists accept as established—not unanimous agreement, but widespread convergence: The scientific consensus on climate change is clear.
Consensus can shift as new evidence emerges, but overturning it typically requires substantial contradictory findings, not isolated studies or minority dissent.
- peer reviewExpert evaluation before publication
- expertsHighly skilled practitioners
- majorityOver half of total
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
agreement · publication bias · collective · weight of evidence · body of evidence · reproducibility · paradigm shift · evidence · verification · empirical evidence · studies · data · gold standard · findings · analysis · research · expert opinion · academic publishing
- scientific influenceDarwin, Einstein, peer review, evolution theory, Nobel Prize
- science studiespublic understanding, public engagement, research ethics, research methods, open access
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- Public Knowledgehealth literacy, media literacy, awareness campaigns, outreach, education programs
scientific consensusfringe theory
Unorthodox, unaccepted explanation
pseudoscience · junk science · misinformation · disinformation · conspiracy theory
scientific consensusreligious dogma
Fixed spiritual beliefs
folk belief · superstition · old wives' tale · intuition · received wisdom
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