scientific approach

collocation in English

meaningsofscientificandapproach

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scientific
adjective
uk
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
us
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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approach
noun
uk
/əˈprəʊtʃ/
us
/əˈproʊtʃ/
a way of considering or ...
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(Definition ofscientificandapproachfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Subjective views are all very well for people, but for the defence of the environment we need a morescientificapproach.
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This problem is inherent to the experimentalscientificapproachbut can be overcome, at least partially, through selection of appropriate experimental strategies.
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A socialscientificapproachin research was considered most appropriate.
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Several commentators advocate moderation on the grounds that ascientificapproachmust secure itself against premature generalizations.
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We are reminded that basic values and assessment of excellence are not excluded by a morescientificapproach.
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One is the development of ascientificapproachto language and that has been partially but not wholly good.
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In other words, they employ a socialscientificapproachwhich attempts to link macro and micro explanations of the drug-crime link.
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As an undergraduate, he took an interest in what he characterizes as ' historical problems with ascientificapproach' and in quantitative history (p. 36).
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In summary, the term "resilience" represents a parsimonious label for ascientificapproachthat has multiple distinguishing features.
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Yet, in the interviews, it was thescientificapproachwhich was almost universally criticised.
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They have maintained a steadfastlyscientificapproachto their work and have resisted the temptation to make wild claims about their 'new electrotherapy'.
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Drawing inferences from such grossly under-sampled observations of possibly observer-influenced behavior is probably not the bestscientificapproachto understanding cetacean culture.
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To follow a mathematical route to decide upon number of images would be the mostscientificapproachbut might require a computer package.
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He sought both to disseminate and to exemplify thescientificapproachto philosophy.
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These schools had been forced away from craft-based approaches by the dominant positivist philosophy toward ascientificapproach.
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It is not mere imbalance that ails social psychology, rather, it is the lack of ascientificapproachto its subject matter.
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The problem is that policy recommendations involve value judgments, which are more or less in conflict with a strictlyscientificapproachto assessments.
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The progressive gentry's management view of game was shared by the state, which adopted the samescientificapproachto its game brief that it advocated for settler livestock farming.
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