science | | |
n. (cognition) | 1. science, scientific discipline | a particular branch of scientific knowledge.; "the science of genetics" |
| ~ natural history | the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals. |
| ~ scientific theory | a theory that explains scientific observations.; "scientific theories must be falsifiable" |
| ~ discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study | a branch of knowledge.; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" |
| ~ scientific knowledge | knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles.; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge" |
| ~ natural science | the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ agronomy, scientific agriculture | the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production. |
| ~ agrobiology | the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield. |
| ~ agrology | science of soils in relation to crops. |
| ~ architectonics, tectonics | the science of architecture. |
| ~ metallurgy | the science and technology of metals. |
| ~ metrology | the scientific study of measurement. |
| ~ nutrition | the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans). |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
| ~ informatics, information processing, information science, ip | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information. |
| ~ cognitive science | the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind. |
| ~ social science | the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society. |
| ~ strategics | the science or art of strategy. |
| ~ systematics | the science of systematic classification. |
| ~ thanatology | the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects). |
| ~ cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptology | the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms. |
| ~ linguistics | the scientific study of language. |
| ~ idealogue, theoretician, theoriser, theorist, theorizer | someone who theorizes (especially in science or art). |
| ~ verify, control | check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" |
n. (cognition) | 2. science, skill | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain.; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" |
| ~ ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" |
| ~ nose | a natural skill.; "he has a nose for good deals" |
| ~ virtuosity | technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso. |
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