Science

Science is the branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws.

Other definitions:

• The systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
• Systematized knowledge in general
• Skill, especially reflecting a precise application of facts or principles; proficiency.

All divisions of science have both theoretical and applied components and practitioners.
Scientists specifically engage in research using the scientific method to expand the overall body of scientific knowledge, to form hypotheses, and to establish theories.

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• Scientist
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• Branches of Scientific Study
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