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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Through years in medical school and residency training physicians are imbued in the scientific method.
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Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Socrates searching for truth, Rembrandt embodying compassion, Locke developing enlightenment liberalism, Francis Bacon pioneering the scientific method.
—David Brooks, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Still, sociological influences and professional preferences aren’t part of the scientific method.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
So, as with the scientific method, the key to allocating resources effectively in the long run is not about avoiding mistakes but about making the right kinds of mistakes.
—Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Socrates searching for truth, Rembrandt embodying compassion, Locke developing enlightenment liberalism, Francis Bacon pioneering the scientific method.
—David Brooks, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Still, sociological influences and professional preferences aren’t part of the scientific method.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
So, as with the scientific method, the key to allocating resources effectively in the long run is not about avoiding mistakes but about making the right kinds of mistakes.
—Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the scientific method
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