| 科學方法（英语：scientific method）指的是檢查自然現象、獲取新知識或修正與整合先前已得的知識，所使用的一整套技術。 |
The Scientific method refers to the comprehensive set of techniques in examining natural phenomena, acquiring new knowledge or revising and integrating previously obtained knowledge. |
| 為了合乎科學精神，這方法必須建立於收集可觀察、可經驗（empirical）、可量度的證據，並且合乎明確的推理原則。 |
In order to comply with the spirit of science, this method must be established based on collecting observable, empirical, and measurable evidence, and must follow precise principles of reasoning. |
| 梅里亞姆-韋伯斯特辭典如此定義： |
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as follows: |
| 科學方法是一種有系統地尋求知識的程序，涉及了以下三個步驟：問題的認知與表述、實驗數據的收集、假說的構成與測試。 |
The Scientific method is a systematic procedure for seeking knowledge, involving three steps- to identify and articulate a problem, to collect experimental data, and to formulate and test hypotheses. |
| 科學方法是一種持續不停的過程，通常其最初步驟是仔細觀察大自然，人們天生就有一種摘三問四的習性，他們時常會對於周遭現象想出一些奇奇怪怪的問題，進而發展出一些假說來解釋這些問題。 |
The Scientific method is an ongoing process that typically begins with careful observation of nature. Humans naturally have a tendency to ask questions, and they often come up with curious questions about the phenomena around them, which leads to the development of hypotheses to explain those questions. |
| 最好的假說會導致能被多樣檢試的預言。 |
The best hypotheses lead to predictions that can be tested in various ways.
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| 基於檢試的結果，被檢查的假說可能需要加以改善或遭到毅然駁回。 |
Based on the results of these tests, the hypotheses under examination may need to be modified or decisively rejected. |
| 這整個循環，從預測、檢試到改善，可能會重複多次，甚至會無限期地重複，直到假說被改善到能夠給出預測符合檢試的數據，這時，就可宣布一個科學理論出爐了。 |
This entire cycle- from prediction, testing, to refinement- may be repeated many times, possibly indefinitely, until the hypothesis is refined to the point that the predictions are consistent with the test data. At that point, a scientific theory can be declared.
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| 科學方法即是適切的驗證方法，所以在完整科學研究，以科學態度由動機發起，目的求其「真｣、「實｣、「存」、「在」之結果，於科學精神透過科學的過程方法，最後結果證實或證明。 |
The Scientific method is hence the appropriate means of verification. Complete scientific studies are initiated with a scientific attitude and motivated by the pursuit of truth, reality, existence, and being. The process must be guided by the scientific spirit and methods. The final outcome is then verified or proven.
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| 也就是說科學性強調的，係為過程與結果互為的真實程度。 |
In other words, what science emphasizes is the degree of authenticity in both the process and the result. |
