pseudoscience
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See also: pseŭdoscience and pseudo-science
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Etymology[edit]
pseudo- + science, 1796, originally in reference to alchemy.[1]
Noun[edit]
pseudoscience (countable and uncountable, plural pseudosciences)
- Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science but which fails to comply with the scientific method.
- 1796, James Pettit Andrews, Robert Henry, History of Great Britain, from the death of Henry viii. to the accession of James vi. of Scotland to the crown of England p. 87:
- The fantastical pseudo-science of alchemy has in all ages had its numerous votaries …
- 1796, James Pettit Andrews, Robert Henry, History of Great Britain, from the death of Henry viii. to the accession of James vi. of Scotland to the crown of England p. 87:
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Terms derived from pseudoscience
Translations[edit]
purported science
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- ^ James Pettit Andrews, Robert Henry, History of Great Britain, from the death of Henry viii. to the accession of James vi. of Scotland to the crown of England p. 87
