| Definitions of 'science' |
Wordnet |
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1. (noun) science, scientific discipline
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
"the science of genetics"
2. (noun) skill, science
ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
"the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"
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| Definitions of 'science' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) science
knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts
2. (noun) science
accumulated and established knowledge, which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws; knowledge classified and made available in work, life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge
3. (noun) science
especially, such knowledge when it relates to the physical world and its phenomena, the nature, constitution, and forces of matter, the qualities and functions of living tissues, etc.; -- called also natural science, and physical science
4. (noun) science
any branch or department of systematized knowledge considered as a distinct field of investigation or object of study; as, the science of astronomy, of chemistry, or of mind
5. (noun) science
art, skill, or expertness, regarded as the result of knowledge of laws and principles
6. (verb) science
to cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct
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| Definitions of 'science' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. science
The study of natural phenomena by observation, measurement, and experimentation.
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