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Meaning of 'science' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Science [ n.]
- Knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Art, skill, or expertness, regarded as the result of knowledge of laws and principles.
2 . Science [ v. t.]
- To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.

Meaning of 'science' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . science [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a particular branch of scientific knowledge
Example in sentence:
  • the science of genetics
Meaning (2):
- ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
Example in sentence:
  • the skill of a well-trained boxer;
  • the sweet science of pugilism

Nearby Words:

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