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'Scientific opinions' are opinions formed via the scientific method, and so are necessarily evidence backed. A scientific opinion, representing the formally-agreed consensus of a scientific body or establishment, often takes the form of a published position paper citing the research producing the Scientific evidence upon which the opinion is based. 'The Scientific Opinion' can be compared to 'the public opinion' and means the complex collection of the opinions of many different scientific organizations and entities, and also the opinions of scientists undertaking scientific research in the relevant field.

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• When scientific opinion is divided
• When scientific opinion is largely consistent per Scientific consensus, scientific fact
• Scientific opinion and the law

Scientific opinion

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Scientific opinion can be used either as a count noun or as a mass noun.

As a count noun, a scientific opinion is any opinion formed via the scientific method, and so it is necessarily evidence backed. A scientific opinion which represents the formally-agreed consensus of a scientific body or establishment, often takes the form of a published position paper citing the research producing the Scientific evidence upon which the opinion is based.

As a mass noun, the scientific opinion refers to the complex collection of the opinions of many different scientific organizations and entities, and also the opinions of scientists undertaking scientific research in the relevant field. Phrases such as 'current scientific opinion' are often used to mean the scientific consensus on a matter on which there is significant agreement.

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Public opinion