Scientific vs Experimental - What's the difference?
scientific | experimental |
Of, or having to do with science.
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Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method.
In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.
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Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
# (sciences) nbsp; Serving to be experimented upon.
Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
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Experiential, empirical.
As adjectives the difference between scientific and experimental
is that scientific is of, or having to do with science while experimental is experimental.scientific
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Alternative forms
* scientifickAdjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.}}
Scientific. Dictionary.com. May 22, 2011
Derived terms
* pseudoscientific * scientifical * scientific method * scientificnessSee also
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experimental
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Chemistry is an experimental science .
- R was a member of the experimental group , Z was a member of the control group.
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- his experimental band
- an experimental engine
- experimental knowledge