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scientific | perception |

As an adjective scientific

is of, or having to do with science.

As a noun perception is

organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information.

scientific

English

Alternative forms

* scientifick

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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. Scientific. Dictionary.com. May 22, 2011
  • Derived terms

    * pseudoscientific * scientifical * scientific method * scientificness

    See also

    * academic

    References

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    perception

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information.
  • Conscious understanding of something.
  • Vision (ability )
  • Acuity
  • (cognition ) That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc.
  • Synonyms

    * (l)