(thing) by BioTech Mon Nov 04 2002 at 19:59:38

Science:

  1. The study of the material universe or physical reality in order to understand it. This is done by making observations and collecting data about natural events and conditions, then organizing and explaining them with hypotheses, theories, models, laws, and principles.

  2. The organized body of knowledge about the material universe which can be verified or tested.

  3. A particular branch of either the process of study or the body of knowledge, such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics. See hard science and the social sciences for further information.
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