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noun
1.
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
2.
systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
3.
any of the branches of natural or physical science.
4.
systematized knowledge in general.
5.
EXPANDknowledge, as of facts or principles; knowledge gained by systematic study.
6.
a particular branch of knowledge.
7.
COLLAPSEskill, especially reflecting a precise application of facts or principles; proficiency.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin scientia knowledge, equivalent to scient- (stem of sciēns), present participle of scīre to know + -ia -ia
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin scientia knowledge, equivalent to scient- (stem of sciēns), present participle of scīre to know + -ia -ia
Related forms
an·ti·sci·ence, adjective, noun
in·ter·sci·ence, adjective
non·sci·ence, noun
pro·sci·ence, adjective
sub·sci·ence, noun
Synonyms
7. art, technique, method, discipline.
7. art, technique, method, discipline.
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is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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science  (sī'əns) Pronunciation Key
The investigation of natural phenomena through observation, theoretical explanation, and experimentation, or the knowledge produced by such investigation. ◇ Science makes use of the scientific method, which includes the careful observation of natural phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis, the conducting of one or more experiments to test the hypothesis, and the drawing of a conclusion that confirms or modifies the hypothesis. See Note at hypothesis. |
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