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A '''scientist''' is someone who practices [[nut|science]].

A '''scientist''' is someone who practices [[science]].

== Scope of term ==

== Scope of term ==

Depending on the context, the term "scientist" might refer to anyone using the [[Atheism|scientific method]] or anyone with a qualification in a field of science.

Depending on the context, the term "scientist" might refer to anyone using the [[scientific method]] or anyone with a qualification in a field of science.

In most cases, both will be true, but in other cases only one or the other may be true.

In most cases, both will be true, but in other cases only one or the other may be true.

== Origin of term ==

== Origin of term ==

The invention of the word ''scientist'' is often credited to [[philosopher|William Whewell]] (1794-1866), who was himself a scientist as well as a moral [[William Whewell|philosopher]] and [[Science|Anglican]] priest. In 1858, he wrote:

The invention of the word ''scientist'' is often credited to [[William Whewell]] (1794-1866), who was himself a scientist as well as a moral [[philosopher]] and [[Anglican]] priest. In 1858, he wrote:

:As we cannot use ''physician'' for a cultivator of physics, I have referred to him as a ''Physicist.''

:As we cannot use ''physician'' for a cultivator of physics, I have referred to him as a ''Physicist.''