SCIENTIFICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scientifically mean? 

• SCIENTIFICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb SCIENTIFICALLY has 1 sense:

1. with respect to science; in a scientific way

  Familiarity information: SCIENTIFICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCIENTIFICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With respect to science; in a scientific way

Context example:

this is scientifically interesting

Pertainym:

scientific (of or relating to the practice of science)

 Context examples 

Because they are located outside of our solar system, these planets are scientifically known as exoplanets.

(Seven Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Found, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Because they are located outside of our solar system, these planets are scientifically known as exoplanets.

(NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star, NASA)

The best-preserved fossil deposits are rare and scientifically valuable because they contain soft and hard tissues, which preserve a greater variety of life from ancient ecosystems.

(Fossils may need air to form, National Science Foundation)

They also have some unusual characteristics that make them scientifically interesting repositories for materials like DBC, which are carried into the lakes by local streams or through atmospheric circulation.

(Antarctic lakes are a repository for ancient soot, NSF)

During Phase 1, sufficient information about the drug's pharmacokinetics and pharmacological effects should be obtained to permit the design of well-controlled, scientifically valid, Phase 2 studies.

(phase I trial, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The investigator verifies that he or she has the experience and background needed to conduct the trial and that it will be done in a way that is ethical and scientifically sound.

(Form FDA 1572, NCI Dictionary)

The possibility that oral Bacillus might be an effective alternative to antibiotic treatment for some conditions is scientifically intriguing.

(Study finds probiotic Bacillus eliminates Staphylococcus bacteria, National Institutes of Health)

The current policy is not to decide scientifically but to say that it is not up to the legal system to decide because the debate is currently almost in the legal arena.

(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)

There is little evidence available to support or refute these sayings, so, to put an end to this uncertainty, researchers at Witten/Herdecke University in Germany and the University of Cambridge in the UK evaluated scientifically whether or not this time-honoured wisdom truly reduces a hangover burden.

(Wine before beer, or beer before wine? Either way, you’ll be hungover, University of Cambridge)

In the spacecraft's extended mission in 2013, it lost its ability to precisely stare at its original target area, but a brilliant fix. created a second life for the telescope that is proving scientifically fruitful.

(Kepler Confirms 100+ Exoplanets During Its K2 Mission, NASA)