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Main Entry:
sci·en·tif·ic Listen to the pronunciation of scientific
Pronunciation:
?s?-?n-?ti-fik
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Medieval Latin scientificus producing knowledge, from Latin scient-, sciens + -i- + -ficus -fic
Date:
1589

: of, relating to, or exhibiting the methods or principles of science

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Main Entry:
sci·ence Listen to the pronunciation of science
Pronunciation:
?s?-?n(t)s
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin scientia, from scient-, sciens having knowledge, from present participle of scire to know; perhaps akin to Sanskrit chyati he cuts off, Latin scindere to split — more at shed
Date:
14th century

1: the state of knowing : knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding2 a: a department of systematized knowledge as an object of study <the science of theology> b: something (as a sport or technique) that may be studied or learned like systematized knowledge <have it down to a science>3 a: knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method b: such knowledge or such a system of knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena : natural science4: a system or method reconciling practical ends with scientific laws <cooking is both a science and an art>5capitalized : christian science

So I presume that pollsters will question some of their methods in a way that pundits won't.

Hopefully the pollsters will adjust how they operate, including the selection criteria for folks they include in their samples.

Beyond just mastering predictions there is an opportunity for all of us to better understand the point of view of our fellow citizen's in these increasingly complicated times. Some folks may have previously unconscious bias for and against women and races.