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   Sur·vey

   verb

   • 1. (of a person or their eyes) look carefully and thoroughly at (someone or something), especially so as to appraise them: "her green eyes surveyed him coolly" Similar look atlook overtake a look atobserveviewcontemplateregardseegaze atstare ateyeget a bird's-eye view ofscrutinizeexamineinspectscanstudyconsiderreviewvetweigh uptake stock ofinformal:size upliterary:behold
   • 2. examine and record the area and features of (an area of land) so as to construct a map, plan, or description: "he surveyed the coasts of New Zealand"
   • 3. investigate the opinions or experience of (a group of people) by asking them questions: "95% of patients surveyed were satisfied with the health service"
   • ▪ investigate (behavior or opinions) by questioning a group of people: "the investigator surveyed the attitudes and beliefs held by residents" Similar interviewquestioncanvasspollcross-examineinvestigateresearchstudyprobesample

   noun

   • 1. a general view, examination, or description of someone or something: "the author provides a survey of the relevant literature" Similar studyconsiderationreviewoverviewscrutinyscrutinizationexaminationinspectionexplorationappraisalsynopsisoutlineoverall picture
   • ▪ an investigation of the opinions or experience of a group of people, based on a series of questions. Similar pollreviewinvestigationinquirystudyprobequestionnaireopinion pollsamplingcensuscross-examinationquizresearch
   • 2. an act of surveying an area of land: "the flight involved a detailed aerial survey of military bases"
   • ▪ a map, plan, or detailed description obtained by a survey.
   • ▪ a department carrying out the surveying of land: "the U.S. Geological Survey"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘examine and ascertain the condition of’): from Anglo-Norman French surveier, from medieval Latin supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’. The early sense of the noun (late 15th century) was ‘supervision’.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Scientific_methodScientific method - Wikipedia

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   14 hours ago · The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century. The scientific method involves careful observation coupled with rigorous scepticism , because cognitive assumptions can distort the interpretation of the observation .