scientific experimentation

collocation in English

meaningsofscientificandexperimentation

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scientific
adjective
uk
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
us
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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experimentation
noun[U]
uk
/ɪkˌsper.ɪ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/
us
/ɪkˌsper.ə.menˈteɪ.ʃən/
the process of trying methods, activities, etc. to discover what effect ...
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(Definition ofscientificandexperimentationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A second approach isscientificexperimentationwhich often serves to complement and correct common sense.
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It is interesting to note the disparity between this rhetorical image and that ofscientificexperimentation.
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Reformers, and particularly those adopting liberal or radical political stances, conceived of the city as a gigantic testing-ground for democratic, industrial andscientificexperimentation.
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He did not acknowledge that working class gardeners knew the basic principles of horticulture from apprenticeship and shared oral tradition, not from reading learned accounts ofscientificexperimentation.
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Doctors and scientists are often unfairly blackened when we talk aboutscientificexperimentation.
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Our eventual goal should be the total elimination of animals inscientificexperimentation.
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He was right to cite the problem of commercial exploitation under the guise ofscientificexperimentation.
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The costs ofscientificexperimentationcan be reduced in many ways.
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Mission extended one day for continuedscientificexperimentation.
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He found it superficial and too akin toscientificexperimentation.
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I welcome the appointment ofad hoccommittees on stem cell research andscientificexperimentationon animals.
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We are talking about animals which are undergoingscientificexperimentationwhich will be to the benefit of human beings.
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We received a total of 2,248 submissions, all but 400 of which were part of an organised petition aboutscientificexperimentationon animals.
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Nevertheless, in the present state of science, surely it is fair to assume that we cannot be sure on purelyscientificexperimentationof products.
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I must emphasise again that all that work is at the very forefront of science, conducted at the leading edge ofscientificexperimentation.
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We received a total of 2,248 submissions—all but 400 of which were part of an organised petition onscientificexperimentationon animals.
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However, his currentscientificexperimentationhas gone beyond that which is noted in the diary.
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The mission focused on engineering tests rather than onscientificexperimentation.
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In addition to this, astronauts receive training in orbital mechanics,scientificexperimentation, earth observation, and astronomy.
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Scientificexperimentationand observation has also indicated head coloration has to be correct.
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Lippmann advocatesscientificexperimentationto find the most efficient mode of business.
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Some countries have clearly ignored the undertakings that they gave and have gone in for commercial exploitation on a grand scale, under the thin veil ofscientificexperimentation.
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The distinction between positivistic animistic memes and non positivistic animistic memes can only be done throughscientificexperimentation.
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Pharmacology developed in the 19th century as a biomedical science that applied the principles ofscientificexperimentationto therapeutic contexts.
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Production of quality animals for meat sale andscientificexperimentationhas driven a number of advancements in rabbit husbandry and nutrition.
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