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Science is a systematic process of building knowledge through testable explanations and predictions about the universe. The earliest roots of science developed in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and their contributions to mathematics, astronomy and medicine influenced Greek natural philosophy. Modern science is divided into three main branches - natural sciences, social sciences, and formal sciences - though there is debate around whether formal sciences are truly scientific. New scientific knowledge is advanced through research motivated by curiosity and problem solving.

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Science Definition

Science is a systematic process of building knowledge through testable explanations and predictions about the universe. The earliest roots of science developed in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and their contributions to mathematics, astronomy and medicine influenced Greek natural philosophy. Modern science is divided into three main branches - natural sciences, social sciences, and formal sciences - though there is debate around whether formal sciences are truly scientific. New scientific knowledge is advanced through research motivated by curiosity and problem solving.

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Science 

(from Latin scientia 'knowledge')[1] is a systematic enterprise that builds and


organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.[2][3][4]
The earliest roots of science can be traced to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in around 3000 to
1200 BCE.[5][6] Their contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and medicine entered and shaped
Greek natural philosophy of classical antiquity, whereby formal attempts were made to provide
explanations of events in the physical world based on natural causes.[5][6] After the fall of the Western
Roman Empire, knowledge of Greek conceptions of the world deteriorated in Western Europe during
the early centuries (400 to 1000 CE) of the Msiddle Ages,[7] but was preserved in the Muslim
world during the Islamic Golden Age.[8] The recovery and assimilation of Greek works and Islamic
inquiries into Western Europe from the 10th to 13th century revived "natural philosophy",[7][9] which
was later transformed by the Scientific Revolution that began in the 16th century[10] as new ideas and
discoveries departed from previous Greek conceptions and traditions.[11][12][13][14] The scientific
method soon played a greater role in knowledge creation and it was not until the 19th century that
many of the institutional and professional features of science began to take shape;[15][16][17] along with
the changing of "natural philosophy" to "natural science."[18]
Modern science is typically divided into three major branches[19] that consist of the natural
sciences (e.g., biology, chemistry, and physics), which study nature in the broadest sense; the social
sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), which study individuals and societies;[20]
[21]
 and the formal sciences (e.g., logic, mathematics, and theoretical computer science), which deal
with symbols governed by rules.[22][23] There is disagreement,[24][25][26] however, on whether the formal
sciences actually constitute a science as they do not rely on empirical evidence.[27][25] Disciplines that
use existing scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as engineering and medicine, are
described as applied sciences.[28][29][30][31][32]
New knowledge in science is advanced by research from scientists who are motivated by curiosity
about the world and a desire to solve problems.[33][34] Contemporary scientific research is highly
collaborative and is usually done by teams in academic and research institutions,[35] government
agencies, and companies.[36][37] The practical impact of their work has led to the emergence of science
policies that seek to influence the scientific enterprise by prioritizing the development of commercial
products, armaments, health care, public infrastructure, and environmental protection.

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