Word: 'science' • Extended Annotations

science

Extended Annotations

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of science

from Latin scientia "knowledge, a knowing; expertness"
from sciens, scientis "aware, cognizant; intelligent, skilled"
present participle of scire "to know"

science noun

knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method
- definition of scientific method:
  principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses
such knowledge or such a system of knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena: natural science
- definition of natural science:
  any of the sciences (such as physics, chemistry, or biology) that deal with matter, energy, and their interrelations and transformations or with objectively measurable phenomena
a: a department of systematized knowledge as an object of study
b: something (such as a sport or technique) that may be studied or learned like systematized knowledge
a system or method reconciling practical ends with scientific laws
capitalized: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
the state of knowing; knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding

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Specific examples and quotes of science

See sciens

“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but 'That's funny...”

by Isaac Asimov

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~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense