# scientific

Pronunciation: say "sy-uhn-TIF-ik" /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪk/

## Adjective

1. Relating to or connected with science or its study.
   - Simple: Having to do with science or the study of the natural world.
   - _The journal publishes scientific research from labs around the world._
   - _His career bridged scientific and artistic communities that rarely overlap._
2. Based on or following the methods of science, such as careful testing, measurement, and accepted procedures.
   - Simple: Done in the careful, tested way that scientists work.
   - _The survey was not scientific: the company asked only its own loyal customers._
   - _Doctors favor a scientific approach grounded in evidence and repeated trials._

## Origin

Medieval Latin scientificus, meaning "pertaining to science," passed into Middle French as scientifique, and English took the word over from there.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/scientific (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).