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Methods as a science
The scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring
newknowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. The Oxford English
Dictionary defines the scientific method as "a method or procedure that has
characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic
observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing.The scientific
method is an ongoing process, which usually begins with observations about the natural
world. The scientific method is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making
observations and doing experiments.