method
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Do say: “If only there were some kind of ‘scientific method’ for establishing what’s true.”
From The Guardian • Aug. 20, 2018
In English, the phrase the ‘experimental method’ first appears in 1675.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Fitzjames, in his preface, observes that much has been said of the 'historical method' of late years.
From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
How, it may be asked, does the 'direct descriptive method' escape the limitations which it imposes upon the other forms of reflective thought?
From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas
Mrs. Gorman kept poking her nose in and telling me: 'I had no method' until I slammed the door in her face and locked it.
From Grey Town An Australian Story by Baldwin, Gerald
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