nonscientific
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A nonscientific layman like me would think that the scientific community would already have mechanisms like this in place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
We need an international agreement like the Antarctic Treaty that prevents countries and corporations from launching satellites into low Earth orbit for nonscientific purposes and prohibits commercial resource extraction of any kind.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2025
A new paper published in The Quarterly Review of Biology examines the question of what Darwinism is and how its nonscientific uses relate to the scientific theory of evolution.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
“Purring has historically had a complex, nonscientific explanation,” says Bonnie Beaver, a veterinary scientist at Texas A&M University who wasn’t involved in the study.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 3, 2023
But Emma was his first and most important nonscientific reader.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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