WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sci′entif′ic meth′od, 
  1. Biologya method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
  • 1850–55

'scientific method' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
empirical - scientism - surveying

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