n.
Pronunciation: ' s ī - ə n- ˌ ti-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1870
1 : methods and attitudes typical of or attributed to the natural scientist
2 : an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural science applied to all areas of investigation (as in philosophy, the social sciences, and the humanities)
– sci · en · tis · tic \ ˌ s ī - ə n- ' tis-tik \ adjective