Definitions for scientist
ˈsaɪ ən tɪstsci·en·tist

Princeton's WordNet(3.99 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scientist(noun)

   a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

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1. scientist(Noun)

   One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

   Etymology: stem scientia with suffix -ist.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Scientist(noun)

   one learned in science; a scientific investigator; one devoted to scientific study; a savant

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1. Scientist

   A scientist, in a broad sense, is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word. Scientists perform research toward a more comprehensive understanding of nature, including physical, mathematical and social realms. Philosophy can be seen as a distinct activity, which is aimed towards a more comprehensive understanding of intangible aspects of reality and experience that cannot be physically measured. Scientists are also distinct from engineers, those who design, build and maintain devices for particular situations. When science is done with a goal toward practical utility, it is called applied science. An applied scientist may not be designing something in particular, but rather is conducting research with the aim of developing new technologies and practical methods. When science is done with an inclusion of intangible aspects of reality it is called natural philosophy.

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1. scientist

   A person with the specific and accurate ability, experience, knowledge, qualification, training, role and responsibility for a specific element of science and an accurate job title and job person specification.

   Scientists vary in a range of industries across the world and are all respected.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 1, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'scientist' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4382

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'scientist' in Nouns Frequency: #836

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scientist in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scientist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of scientist in a Sentence

1. Timothy Henrich:

   I am an optimist because I'm a scientist and vice versa, i do have hope. I think that finding a scalable cure that is safe and can be applied to a vast majority of individuals living with HIV is definitely attainable, but we have a lot more work to go.

2. Marie Curie:

   I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.

3. Stephen William Hawking:

   A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the center of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy. At the end of the lecture a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said 'What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise.' The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, 'What is the turtle standing on' 'You're very clever, young man, very clever,' said the little old lady. 'But it's turtles all the way down.'

4. Scott Kelly:

   A lot of people think [that] to be a scientist you have to be a genius – I am here to tell you that that is not the case, i was not a genius growing up – I was the kid that couldn’t do his homework, but I found this inspiration – 18 years later I was flying in space.

5. Miami Herald:

   I have no qualms about being a' sports guy' moonlighting as a Covid-19 analyst. Fact is, I'm not an' expert.' I'm not a doctor, epidemiologist, virologist or scientist. I also don't need to be. Experts don't have all the answers, and we've learned that the hard way throughout the entire duration of the global pandemic.

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