scientific principle

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meaningsofscientificandprinciple

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scientific
adjective
uk
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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principle
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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(Definition ofscientificandprinciplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If a monetary saving could be justified by ascientificprinciple, all the better.
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Examination of his statements ofscientificprinciplereveals, too, that they can be traced to crucial stages in the historical development of scientific and technological thought.
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The samescientificprincipleprevails in both cases.
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This is entirely and obviously absurd, because it rune against the well-knownscientificprincipleof the distribution of heredity.
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We have abandoned thescientificprincipleof risk assessment.
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I do not agree with what has been said, that you have to seek out some perfectscientificprincipleand endeavour to apply it.
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Policies must be based on soundscientificprinciple, resulting in real benefits and going with the grain of peoples' lives.
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But how seldom we see this eminentlyscientificprincipleused!
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The trouble in the case of small industries is that there is too long a time lag between the discovery of ascientificprincipleand its application to industry.
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The acquisition, validation and presentation of evidence is central to thescientificprinciple, and the supporting analysis that statistics can bring is important in coming to evidence-based scientific conclusions.
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Therefore, it is never correct to say that ascientificprincipleor hypothesis/theory has been proven.
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Each episode ends with a short animated sequence illustrating a keyscientificprincipledemonstrated in the preceding live action story.
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The device was designed to diagnose diseased parts of the spine using electromagnetic radiation, but does not operate according to any knownscientificprinciple.
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As a generalscientificprinciple, the most reliable data comes from actual observation and the most reliable theories depend on it.
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No patent shall be granted for any merescientificprincipleor abstract theorem.
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Sentences should be apportioned on ascientificprinciple, the amount to depend rather on the antecedents of the prisoner than on the heinousness of the particular crime.
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The book seems to be mostly pitched at the intelligent layman, so there is a strong focus on education of basic scientific principles.
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The transfer of scientific principles using concrete and idealized simulations.
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Using scientific principles as the foundation for an aesthetic abstraction can be loaded with problems.
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He strove to create a mechanism to provide such an environment by the application of scientific principles.
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