scientific

adj
/ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk/US/ˈsaɪ(.ə)n.ʈɨ.fɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific Borrowed from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus (“pertaining to science”).

  1. derived from scientificus — “pertaining to science
  2. derived from scientifiquebor

Definitions

  1. Related or connected to science

    • There is also in these matters of Science (though many scientific men would doubtless deny this) a great deal of "Fashion".

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at scientific. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at scientific. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at scientific

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