scientific curiosity

collocation in English

meaningsofscientificandcuriosity

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scientific
adjective
uk
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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curiosity
noun
uk
/ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti/us
/ˌkjʊr.iˈɑː.sə.t̬i/
an eager wish to know or learn ...
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(Definition ofscientificandcuriosityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscientific curiosity

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As her energy,scientificcuriosityand productivity continue unabated, this artificial milestone will surely be a surprise to many.
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The key feature of the customer-contractor principle was the political control of science and the suppression ofscientificcuriosityor imagination.
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Once replicable results have been documented in laboratory experiments, one'sscientificcuriositynaturally asks if these results also apply to other environments, particularly those of the field.
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Further investigations are needed, not just to satisfyscientificcuriosity, but to unravel the pathophysiological mechanisms of haemodynamic maladaptation in an attempt to develop rational treatment.
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State laws are instituted to protect and preserve this dignity by insulating the person from lucrative biomedicine, profit motives, and insatiablescientificcuriosity.
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Scientificcuriosityand cultural or social intentions were simultaneously projected into the brain in order to organize a discourse of human science.
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Let me make another brief comment: we need scientific creativity andscientificcuriosity.
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No one is arguing that an embryo of up to 14 days should be treated with total disrespect or purely as the object ofscientificcuriosity.
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That was wherescientificcuriositywas formed.
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The sound laser in general is little more than ascientificcuriosityfor the time being.
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The doctoral program requires the development of a sense ofscientificcuriosity.
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His poetry shows a naturalistic pantheism that expresses his intellectual character andscientificcuriosity.
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In accordance with his lifelongscientificcuriosity, he kept a diary of his illness until close to the moment of his death.
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Buonarroti pursued studies in law and exercised an earlyscientificcuriosity.
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Having demonstrated the metal's existence as a matter ofscientificcuriosity, they reconverted it into compounds with which they might continue their researches.
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Furthermore, hisscientificcuriosityoften puts him into dangerous situations.
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Thus, the engineering of the mind is much more than the pursuit ofscientificcuriosity.
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Nothing can satisfy the hurricane of herscientificcuriosity, nor calm the storms of her desires.
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Bergman'sscientificcuriositywould lead to several lapses in judgement.
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Some of these morphologies may serve a purpose, such as long carbon nanotubes used to bridge an electrical junction, or just ascientificcuriositylike the stars shown at right.
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