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scientific method

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: sciences

Examples

  • 1858 - George Woodyatt Hastings, Andrew Edgar, Charles Wager Ryalls, Edwin Pears - Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science Mr. Payne's paper aimed at the introduction of a scientific method founded upon rational principles which were altogether unknown to the mass

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: method

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noun

Meaning 2

a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: methodology

Narrower terms: experimental method

History

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Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلْمِنْهَج الْعِلْمِيّ (al-minhaj al-ʕilmiyy) — method of discovering knowledge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 科學方法 /科学方法 (kēxué fāngfǎ) — method of discovering knowledge
  • Czech: vědecká metoda — method of discovering knowledge
  • Finnish: tieteellinen menetelmä — method of discovering knowledge
  • French: méthode scientifique — method of discovering knowledge
  • Galician: método científico — method of discovering knowledge
  • Georgian: მეცნიერული მეთოდი (mecnieruli metodi) — method of discovering knowledge
  • German: wissenschaftliche Methode — method of discovering knowledge
  • Greek: επιστημονική μέθοδος (epistimonikí méthodos) — method of discovering knowledge
  • Hindi: वैज्ञानिक विधि (vaijñānik vidhi) — method of discovering knowledge
  • Hungarian: tudományos módszer — method of discovering knowledge
  • Indonesian: metode ilmiah — method of discovering knowledge
  • Italian: metodo scientifico — method of discovering knowledge
  • Japanese: 科学的方法 (kagakuteki hōhō) — method of discovering knowledge
  • Korean: 과학적 방법 (gwahakjeok bangbeop) — method of discovering knowledge
  • Macedonian: научен метод (naučen metod) — method of discovering knowledge
  • Malay: kaedah saintifik — method of discovering knowledge
  • Persian: روش علمی (raveš-e 'elmi) — method of discovering knowledge
  • Polish: metoda naukowa — method of discovering knowledge
  • Portuguese: método científico — method of discovering knowledge
  • Romanian: metodă științifică — method of discovering knowledge
  • Russian: нау́чный ме́тод (naúčnyj métod) — method of discovering knowledge
  • Spanish: método científico — method of discovering knowledge
  • Tagalog: pamamaraang pang-agham — method of discovering knowledge
  • Turkmen: ylmy usul — method of discovering knowledge
  • Vietnamese: phương pháp khoa học — method of discovering knowledge