scientific merit

collocation in English

meaningsofscientificandmerit

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scientific
adjective
uk
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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merit
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmer.ɪt/us
/ˈmer.ɪt/
formal
the quality of being good and ...
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(Definition ofscientificandmeritfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscientific merit

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However, it offers many testable predictions to guide future research, and its ability to withstand these tests will ultimately determine itsscientificmerit.
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Their reliance on the established treatment is lacking inscientificmerit.
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Cognitive scientists should avoid "gamma traps," where ability to record gamma activity from the scalp becomes a test ofscientificmerit.
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First, all have excellentscientificmeritand are therefore first-rate resources for teachers and researchers.
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He sharply separated the administrative role of the tests from their properscientificmerit.
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By themselves, each of these notions has somescientificmerit.
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This was an achievement of considerablescientificmeritand a major logistical triumph.
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Compounding this problem, trial sponsors ask the health institutions that host multicenter clinical trials not to independently evaluate the studies'scientificmeritor ethical soundness.
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Scientificmeritis often inversely proportional to mathematical complexity (and sometimes even mathematical sophistication).
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Any research proposals submitted for funding in this area will be assessed according to theirscientificmerit.
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The distribution of funding is determined byscientificmerit, not by geography.
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I only say that projects of scientific research must be judged on theirscientificmerit.
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It is because the evidence has been examined over and over again and found to be lacking inscientificmeritto convince national authorities.
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Some can be judged according toscientificmerit, others by technological or social merit or by different mixtures of all three.
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This limits thescientificmeritof the results.
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Applications for research funding that are endorsed by independent referees as havingscientificmerit are giving high priority in the competition for funds.
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Applications for research funds are judged on theirscientificmeritand relevance.
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Our work had just been rated excellent forscientificmeritand also cost-effectiveness and placed in category 1 by that council.
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Research contracts are awarded onscientificmerit, following competitive tendering exercises and peer review by qualified referees.
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