[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

zetetic \zetet"ic\, a. gr. ?, fr. ? to seek: cf. f.
   z'et'etique.
   seeking; proceeding by inquiry.
   1913 webster

   zetetic method math., the method used for finding the
      value of unknown quantities by direct search, in
      investigation, or in the solution of problems. r.
      --hutton.
      1913 webster
see also:
zetetic method 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

zetetic \zetet"ic\, n.
   a seeker; -- a name adopted by some of the pyrrhonists.
   1913 webster

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