scientific research
collocation in Englishmeaningsofscientificandresearch
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scientific
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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research
noun[U]
uk/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/us/ˈriː.sɝːtʃ/
a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a ...
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(Definition ofscientificandresearchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Until then heavy capital investment inscientificresearchhad been mainly limited to state-corporate sponsorship of chemistry, where the practical dividends were very apparent.
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On the other hand, some leaders of the scientific community supported freerscientificresearchon human embryos.
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Universities and public research centers were better equipped to performscientificresearch.
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That is why ships and shipping could stand as symbols for astronomical as well asscientificresearchin general.
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Drawing parallels between these environments has ledscientificresearchto probe the interior of our planet for signs of life.
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It is mistaken to see biology in modern terms as a self-contained and objective branch ofscientificresearch.
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These include a number of possible medical, industrial, communications, radar, controlled fusion, and basicscientificresearchapplications.
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They not only lend themselves toscientificresearchbut in particular to a cultural tourist opening up, to meet recreation demands and for commercial exploitation.
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It covers the goals ofscientificresearch, different types of studies, common flaws in research design, ethical issues, and statistical methods.
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Hisscientificresearchis grounded in issues of a philosophical nature.
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Concerning ultrasound, no specificscientificresearchprojects are dealing with the screening issue.
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Massive public investments in modernscientificresearchfor agriculture led to dramatic yield breakthroughs in the twentieth century.
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That is the nature of good socialscientificresearch: to proceed in small steps to learn the limits of a model.
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All the same, it gives a different dimension thanscientificresearch.
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Rather, the intent of the book is to delineate the degree to which current treatment is informed byscientificresearch.
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Instead, he aimed to bring the philosopher to the concrete process ofscientificresearch.
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As will be seen, most research on scientific language thus defined has, in fact, centered onscientificresearchwriting, but there are important exceptions.
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Discovering complexity : decomposition and localization as strategies inscientificresearch.
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Forscientificresearch, however, the necessary internal assessments, however effective, are not deemed sufficient.
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This is, however, not to be understood as a plea for the freedom ofscientificresearchin the service of the people.
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