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A scheme for the ordering of things such as stellar objects, minerals, forms of life, or personality types according to characteristics that are discernable and testable by scientific methods.
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Scientific — Sci en*tif ic, a. [F. scientifique; L. scientia science + facere to make.] 1. Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations. [1913 Webster] 2. Agreeing with, or depending on … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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