pseudoscience

pseudoscience
noun Date: 1844 a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific • pseudoscientific adjectivepseudoscientist noun

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  • pseudoscience — [so͞o′dō sī΄əns] n. any system of methods, theories, etc. that presumes without warrant to have a scientific basis or application pseudoscientific [so͞o΄dō sī′ən tif′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

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  • pseudoscience — pseudoscientific /sooh doh suy euhn tif ik/, adj. pseudoscientifically, adv. pseudoscientist, n. /sooh doh suy euhns/, n. any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no… …   Universalium

  • pseudoscience — noun Any body of knowledge purported to be scientific or supported by science but which fails to comply with the scientific method …   Wiktionary

  • pseudoscience — pseu·do·sci·ence .süd ō sī ən(t)s n a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific pseu·do·sci·en·tif·ic .sī ən tif ik adj …   Medical dictionary

  • pseudoscience — suːdÉ™ saɪəns / sju n. theory or system that is presented as a science but has no actual scientific basis (such as astrology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pseudoscience — noun a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method. Derivatives pseudoscientific adjective pseudoscientist noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • pseudoscience — pseu·do·science …   English syllables

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