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scientific method

The principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to demonstrate the truth or falseness of the hypothesis, and a conclusion that validates or modifies the hypothesis.

scientific method

a method of investigation in which a problem is first identified and observations, experiments, or other relevant data are then used to construct or test hypotheses that purport to solve it

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scientific method - a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses

experimental method - the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses

methodology - the system of methods followed in a particular discipline

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