English Explanatory Dictionary

scientific method

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing theories that match known data from repeatable physical experimentation.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

scientific method scientific methods

Related words

scientific methodology scientific research empirical empiricism Enlightenment falsifiability historical method hypothesis methodology Occam's razor scholarly method
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