pathological science

noun

A scientific pursuit in which the scientific method has been abandoned in favor of interpretations which conform to the desire of the observer.

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Meanings

nounpathological science (countable and uncountable, plural pathological sciences)

plural pathological sciences

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA scientific pursuit in which the scientific method has been abandoned in favor of interpretations which conform to the desire of the observer.
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