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SCIENTIFIC METHOD
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("scientific method" is a kind of...):
methodology (the system of methods followed in a particular discipline)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scientific method"):
experimental method (the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses)