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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Some scientists have criticized the use of indigenous knowledge as dangerous and characterized it as incompatible with the scientific method.
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Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
One of her most powerful quotes was about tenacity and relating it to the scientific method.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
It’s built on the scientific method perfected in labs.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Anti-intellectualism is much more than just the rejection of the scientific method or rational thought.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
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Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
One of her most powerful quotes was about tenacity and relating it to the scientific method.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
It’s built on the scientific method perfected in labs.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Anti-intellectualism is much more than just the rejection of the scientific method or rational thought.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
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