science

science
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin scientia, from scient-, sciens having knowledge, from present participle of scire to know; perhaps akin to Sanskrit chyati he cuts off, Latin scindere to split — more at shed Date: 14th century 1. the state of knowing ; knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding 2. a. a department of systematized knowledge as an object of study <
the science of theology
> b. something (as a sport or technique) that may be studied or learned like systematized knowledge <
have it down to a science
> 3. a. knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method b. such knowledge or such a system of knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena ; natural science 4. a system or method reconciling practical ends with scientific laws <
cooking is both a science and an art
> 5. capitalized Christian Science

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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