'Scientific' definitions:
Definition of 'scientific'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the practice of science; "scientific journals"
adjective
Conforming with the principles or methods used in science; "a scientific approach" [ant: unscientific]
Definition of 'Scientific'
From: GCIDE
- Scientific \Sci`en*tif"ic\, a. [F. scientifique; L. scientia science + facere to make.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific arrangement of fossils. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist; a scientific reasoner; a scientific argument. [1913 Webster]
- Bossuet is as scientific in the structure of his sentences. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
- Scientific method, the method employed in exact science and consisting of: (a) Careful and abundant observation and experiment. (b) generalization of the results into formulated "Laws" and statements. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scientific'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- close,
- constant,
- delicate,
- detailed,
- direct,
- disciplinary,
- down-to-earth,
- earthy,
- even,
- exact,
- express,
- faithful,
- fine,
- hardheaded,
- inerrable,
- inerrant,
- infallible,
- mathematical,
- matter-of-fact,
- methodical,
- meticulous,
- micrometrically precise,
- microscopic,
- nice,
- orderly,
- painstaking,
- pinpoint,
- positivistic,
- practical,
- practical-minded,
- pragmatic,
- precise,
- rational,
- realist,
- realistic,
- reasonable,
- refined,
- religious,
- religiously exact,
- rigid,
- rigorous,
- sane,
- scholarly,
- scientifically exact,
- scientistic,
- secular,
- sensible,
- severe,
- sober-minded,
- sound,
- sound-thinking,
- square,
- straight-thinking,
- strict,
- subtle,
- systematic,
- technical,
- technicological,
- technological,
- thorough,
- undeviating,
- unerring,
- unideal,
- unidealistic,
- unromantic,
- unsentimental,
- well-ordered,
- well-regulated,
- worldly