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:For the scientific journal named Science, see Science Magazine.

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Science refers to either:

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  • Reasoned investigation or study of nature, aimed at finding out the truth. Such an investigation is normally felt to be necessarily methodical, or according to scientific method – a process for evaluating empirical knowledge; or
  • The organized body of knowledge gained by such research.
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    Science is knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through the scientific method. Scientific knowledge relies heavily upon logic.

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    Areas of science may be classified in two major dimensions:

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  • Pure (the development of theories) versus Applied (the application of theories to human needs); or
  • Natural (the study of the naturally occurring world) versus Social (the study of human behaviour and society).
  • Less formally, the word science often covers any systematic field of study or the knowledge gained from it. This article concentrates on the more specific definition.

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    (Latin: scientia, knowledge)

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