science

Etymology 1
From, , borrowed from , , from , from , the present participle stem of.

Noun

 * 1)  A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill.
 * 2) Specifically the natural sciences.
 * 3)  Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.
 * 4)  The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.
 * 5)  The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.
 * 6) * 1951 January 1,, letter to Maurice Solovine, as published in Letters to Solovine (1993)
 * I have found no better expression than "religious" for confidence in the rational nature of realityWhenever this feeling is absent, science degenerates into uninspired empiricism.
 * 1)  Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
 * 2)  The scientific community.
 * 1)  The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.
 * 2)  The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.
 * 3) * 1951 January 1,, letter to Maurice Solovine, as published in Letters to Solovine (1993)
 * I have found no better expression than "religious" for confidence in the rational nature of realityWhenever this feeling is absent, science degenerates into uninspired empiricism.
 * 1)  Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
 * 2)  The scientific community.
 * 1) * 1951 January 1,, letter to Maurice Solovine, as published in Letters to Solovine (1993)
 * I have found no better expression than "religious" for confidence in the rational nature of realityWhenever this feeling is absent, science degenerates into uninspired empiricism.
 * 1)  Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
 * 2)  The scientific community.
 * 1)  The scientific community.
 * 1)  The scientific community.

Usage notes
Since the middle of the 20th century, the term science is normally used to indicate the natural sciences (e.g., chemistry), the social sciences (e.g., sociology), and the formal sciences (e.g., mathematics). In the 18th and 19th centuries, the term was broader and encompassed scholarly study of theology, the humanities (e.g., grammar) and the arts (e.g., music).

Synonyms

 * sci
 * sci.

Coordinate terms

 * art

Verb

 * 1)  To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.
 * 2)  To use science to solve a problem.
 * 1)  To use science to solve a problem.

Etymology 2
See.

Etymology
, from, , borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  field of study, etc.
 * 2)  knowledge

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) facts, knowledge; that which is known:
 * 2) A ; the body of knowledge composing a specific discipline.
 * 3) learnt knowledge, especially from written sources.
 * 4) applied or situational knowledge.
 * 5) truth, reality, verified information.
 * 6) One's faculty of finding information; knowing or insight
 * 7) One's faculty of making sound decisions; sagaciousness.
 * 8) One's aptitude or learning; one's knowledge (in a field).
 * 9) A non-learned discipline, pursuit, or field.
 * 10)  verifiability; trust in knowledge.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) science field of study, etc.
 * 2) knowledge

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) knowledge; wisdom