Category:Scientific

Sci`en*tif"ic, a. Etym: [f. scientifique; l. scientia science + Facere to make.]

1. Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific Principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations.

2. Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of Science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific arrangement of Fossils.

3. Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing science Or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist; a scientific Reasoner; a scientific argument. Bossuet is as scientific in the structure of his sentences. Lander. Scientific method, the method employed in exact science and Consisting of: (a) careful and abundant observation and experiment. (b) generalization of the results into formulated "laws" and Statements.