vetenskapliga

Vetenskapliga is a Swedish adjective that denotes relation to science. It describes things that pertain to science, scientific methods, or systematically obtained knowledge. The form vetenskapliga is used for plural nouns in both indefinite and definite singular forms, and also as the definite form of the adjective before a singular noun in en-ord classes. For example, vetenskapliga studier refers to scientific studies, and den vetenskapliga metoden means the scientific method. The adverbial form is vetenskapligt, as in forskningen är vetenskapligt grundad (the research is scientifically based).

In usage, vetenskapliga appears widely in academic writing, journalism, education, and policy language. It can describe disciplines (vetenskapliga discipliner), results (vetenskapliga resultat), claims (vetenskapliga påståenden) and other aspects of research. It is a general descriptor for anything grounded in or related to science, and it often appears alongside more specific qualifiers such as naturvetenskaplig (natural scientific) or samhällsvetenskaplig (social scientific).

Etymology and relation to other terms: vetenskapliga is formed from vetenskap (science) plus the suffix -lig, which creates the adjective vetenskaplig meaning “scientific.” The word is part of a broader family of terms used to characterize knowledge, research methods, and scholarly claims in Swedish, and it helps distinguish scientifically based material from non-scientific or opinion-based material.