scientific discovery
collocation in Englishmeaningsofscientificanddiscovery
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scientific
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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discovery
noun
uk/dɪˈskʌv.ər.i/us/dɪˈskʌv.ɚ.i/
the process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time, or the thing that ...
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(Definition ofscientificanddiscoveryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Not only was this an importantscientificdiscovery, but it has also become synonymous with the happinessscientificdiscoverycan bring.
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We can now provide a complete sociological definition of ascientificdiscovery.
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Various forms of knowledge allowed the translation of thescientificdiscoveryinto standard ambulatory procedure.
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Thescientificdiscoveryof the animate nature of pencils might have semantic implications as well.
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Balloonists had to invent ways to market thisscientificdiscoveryand determine how best to attract paying customers.
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The manifestations of intelligence, such asscientificdiscovery, depend on the research and intellectual thought of previous generations.
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This definition ofscientificdiscoverymeans that priority disputes need not turn on the issue of novelty.
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Very few things in life are as rewarding as sharing with a trusted colleague the joys ofscientificdiscovery.
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In addition, the book is about thescientificdiscoveryprocess and some of the individual quests in astrobiology.
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What are the future implications for enterprise, innovation, basicscientificdiscoveryand attitudes toward environment and natural resources?
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Processed images will be released soon after acquisition to allow everyone to share in thescientificdiscoveryprocess.
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The surreptitious nature ofscientificdiscoverywill be described, as this work may eventually result in a therapy for smallpox.
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Onescientificdiscoveryoften leads to another.
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But that was simply an interestingscientificdiscovery.
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Perhaps one may take the analogy ofscientificdiscovery.
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Such is one possible reaction to thescientificdiscoverythat reveals the animate nature of pencils-a significant change in the metasemantics of the term.
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We are convinced that a common language ofscientificdiscoveryand theory-testing, in addition to experimental practices grounded in empirical evidence, promise high payoffs.
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Scientificdiscoveryis one type of innovation and, judging by the present work, it follows rules that also apply to other types.
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In point of fact, this is the way that most progress occurs in the journey towardscientificdiscoveryacross all disciplines.
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These criteria are contingent; nevertheless, once in place, they behave just like conditions that are individually necessary and jointly sufficient for the attribution of ascientificdiscovery.
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Ascientificdiscoveryis the public attribution of novelty to a claim regarded by a relevant scientific community as possible and as the consequence of following appropriate methods.
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Every invention is based on a priorscientificdiscoveryof some kind or other.
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