scientific method

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === scientific method (plural scientific methods) (generally referred to in the definite, as the scientific method) (sciences) A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing theories that match known data from repeatable physical experimentation. Hypernym: method 1858 - George Woodyatt Hastings, Andrew Edgar, Charles Wager Ryalls, Edwin Pears - Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science Mr. Payne's paper aimed at the introduction of a scientific method founded upon rational principles which were altogether unknown to the mass ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === scientific method on Wikipedia.Wikipedia