- Based on the methods and principles of science - Methodical - The S in CSIRO - Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as,
scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations. - Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles
of science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific arrangement
of fossils. - Having a knowledge of science, or of a science;
evincing science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist; a
scientific reasoner; a scientific argument.