science
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Anglo-Norman, Old French science, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”), from sciens, the present participle stem of scire (“know”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈsaɪəns/, /ˈsaɪɛns/, X-SAMPA: /"saI@ns/, /"saIEns/
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Noun [edit]
science (countable and uncountable; plural sciences)
- (countable) A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability. [from 14th c.]
- Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art.
- (uncountable, archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area. [from 14th c.]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.i:
- For by his mightie Science he had seene / The secret vertue of that weapon keene [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.i:
- (now only theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth. [from 14th c.]
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, I Timothy 6:20-21
- O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding vain and profane babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, I Timothy 6:20-21
- (uncountable) The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline. [from 18th c.]
- 1951 January 1, Albert Einstein, letter to Maurice Solovine, as published in Letters to Solovine (1993)
- I have found no better expression than "religious" for confidence in the rational nature of reality [...] Whenever this feeling is absent, science degenerates into uninspired empiricism.
- 2012 January 1, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 87:
- In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.
- 1951 January 1, Albert Einstein, letter to Maurice Solovine, as published in Letters to Solovine (1993)
- (uncountable) Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
- 2001 September, Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Over the rainbow”, Natural History, volume 110, number 7, page 30:
- While much good science has come from the Hubble telescope (including the most reliable measure to date for the expansion rate of the universe), you would never know from media accounts that the foundation of our cosmic knowledge continues to flow primarily from the analysis of spectra and not from looking at pretty pictures.
- 2001 September, Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Over the rainbow”, Natural History, volume 110, number 7, page 30:
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Terms derived from "science"
Translations [edit]
collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method
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particular discipline or branch of learning
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fact of knowing something
knowledge gained through study or practice
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Verb [edit]
science (third-person singular simple present sciences, present participle sciencing, simple past and past participle scienced)
- (transitive) To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.
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Etymology 2 [edit]
See scion.
Noun [edit]
science
- Obsolete spelling of scion.
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French, inherited from Latin scientia.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
science f (plural sciences)
- science (field of study, etc.)
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Middle French [edit]
Noun [edit]
science f (plural sciences)
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin scientia.
Noun [edit]
science f (nominative singular science)
Descendants [edit]
- English: science
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