1. (a.) Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations.

2. (a.) Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific arrangement of fossils.

3. (a.) Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist; a scientific reasoner; a scientific argument.

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