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Scientific ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk Approach Arts Adjective Bre Discovery Knowledge

Word scientific
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk / NAmE / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /
Example
  • a scientific discovery
  • scientific knowledge
  • sites of scientific interest
  • he took a very scientific approach to management.
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scientific

(adjective)BrE / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk / NAmE / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /
  1. involving science; connected with science
    • a scientific discovery
    • scientific knowledge
    • sites of scientific interest
  2. careful and logical
    • opposite unscientific
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unscientific
    • He took a very scientific approach to management.
    • We need to be more scientific about this problem.

    Extra Examples

    • Her curiosity was purely scientific.
    • His approach was not very scientific.
    • It all looks highly scientific!

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent.: from French scientifique or late Latin scientificus ‘producing knowledge’, from scientia, from scire ‘know’. Early use described the liberal arts as opposed to the “mechanic” arts (i.e. arts requiring manual skill).
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