Scientific /(?)/

Sci·en·tif·ic

Scientific

a.
  1. Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations.
  2. Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific arrangement of fossils.
  3. Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist; a scientific reasoner; a scientific argument.
    Bossuet is as scientific in the structure of his sentences.

Phrases & Compounds
Scientific method
the method employed in exact science and consisting of: (a) Careful and abundant observation and experiment. (b) generalization of the results into formulated “Laws” and statements.