scientific investigation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofscientificandinvestigation
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scientific
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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investigation
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˌves.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ɪnˌves.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover ...
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(Definition ofscientificandinvestigationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The history ofscientificinvestigationsuggests that outcomes as simple as these would be unlikely.
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Not very muchscientificinvestigationhas addressed this kind of question.
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This contrasts with the thirdperson point of view of ascientificinvestigationwhich can be expressed in an ' expository ' language.
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As behaviorism prospered, thescientificinvestigationof mental states was discouraged.
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It might be the case that empiricalscientificinvestigationcould be useful in determining whether some forms of metaphysical compatibilism hold.
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A machine which would also bring people face to face with the insights ofscientificinvestigationand the wonder of the created universe.
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We must also bear in mind that beyond the academy the integrity ofscientificinvestigationhas also been under siege.
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Not surprising, the relative newness of climate change as a subject of socialscientificinvestigationmakes this book difficult to review.
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It reports ascientificinvestigationof the dogma that children must start learning instruments early (preferably while they are still in nappies).
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The reason for that is probably the disappearance of the person - and even of "life" - as objects ofscientificinvestigationin present-day biology.
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First, they disagreed about the basic goals forscientificinvestigation.
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Taken to extreme this would precludescientificinvestigation.
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The second covers systematicscientificinvestigation, including such notions as problem stating, documentation, hypothesis testing, and falsifiability.
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Ascientificinvestigationof the problem is therefore important.
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Not a single occupation proved unworthy of a thoroughscientificinvestigationinto the required skills, mental profiles, or body movements.
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What we look for in philosophical as well asscientificinvestigationis an explanation.
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Most often the scientist proceeds in research with the best of intentions, but that does not make allscientificinvestigationworth pursuing.
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The choice of methodology limits the kind of reality that can be represented in the products ofscientificinvestigation.
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All three terms, moreover, are surrounded by an aura of mystique and are heavily loaded with emotional connotations inimical to soberscientificinvestigation.
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Government officials saw entertainment as capable of inducing strong feeling in its audience, and viewedscientificinvestigationas a way to establish control over the mysterious force of music.
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