Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or pertaining to the scientific method.

*1850 , David Hartley, Observations on Man, his Frame, his Duty, and his Expectations ; fourth edition, Chapter III, § II, page #329:

*:In ?cientifical propo?itions concerning natural bodies a definition is made, as of gold from its properties, ?uppo?e its colour, and ?pecific gravity, and another property or power joined to them, as a con?tant or common a??ociate.

**(Rewritten in modern spelling: In scientifical propositions concerning natural bodies a definition is made, as of gold from its properties, suppose its colour, and specific gravity, and another property or power joined to them, as a constant or common associate.)

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