scientific

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus (“pertaining to science”).

adj

1. Of, or having to do with science.
   There is also in these matters of Science (though many scientific men would doubtless deny this) a great deal of "Fashion". 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 9
   In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance. 2012-01, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 2012-04-04, page 87
2. Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method.
3. In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.