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Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge through observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena, as well as the organized body of knowledge gained through this process. It aims to produce useful models of reality, often using the scientific method. Science encompasses both natural sciences focused on the natural world, as well as social sciences analyzing human behavior and society.

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Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge through observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena, as well as the organized body of knowledge gained through this process. It aims to produce useful models of reality, often using the scientific method. Science encompasses both natural sciences focused on the natural world, as well as social sciences analyzing human behavior and society.

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Science Definition The word science comes from the Latin "scientia," meaning knowledge. How do we define science?

e? According to Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, the definition of science is "knowledge attained through study or practice," or "knowledge covering general truths of the operation of general laws, esp. as obtained and tested through scientific method [and] concerned with the physical world."

What does that really mean? Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena. The term science also refers to the organized body of knowledge people have gained using that system. Less formally, the word science often describes any systematic field of study or the knowledge gained from it.

Science Definition

Science Definition

What is the purpose of science? Perhaps the most general description is that the purpose of science is to produce useful models of reality. Most scientific investigations use some form of the scientific method. You can find out more about the scientific method here.

Science Definition Science as defined above is sometimes called pure science to differentiate it from applied science, which is the application of research to human needs. Fields of science are commonly classified along two major lines: - Natural sciences, the study of the natural world, and - Social sciences, the systematic study of human behavior and society.

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