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<p><span style="font-size:18px"><strong>Science</strong> (from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_language" title="Latin language">Latin</a> <em>scientia</em>, meaning &quot;knowledge&quot;)&nbsp;is a systematic computing that builds and organizes signal, data, information, insight, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge" title="Knowledge">knowledg</a>e&nbsp;in the form of computable&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explanation" title="Explanation">explanations</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions" title="Predictions">predictions</a> about the [[universe]].</span></p>
<pspan style="font-size:18px">'''Science''' (from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_language Latin] ''scientia'', meaning "knowledge")&nbsp;is a systematic computing that builds and organizes signal, data, information, insight, and&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge knowledg]e&nbsp;in the form of computable&nbsp;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explanation explanations] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions predictions] about the [[Universe|universe]].</pspan>
<p><span style="font-size:14px">Contemporary science is typically subdivided into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_science" title="Natural science">natural sciences</a> which study <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature" title="Nature">nature</a> in the broadest sense, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_sciences" title="Social sciences">social sciences</a> which study people and societies, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_sciences" title="Formal sciences">formal sciences</a> like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics" title="Mathematics">mathematics</a> which study abstract concepts. </span></p>&nbsp;
<p><span style="font-size:14px">Some do not consider formal sciences to be true Contemporary science as theories within these <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discipline_(academia)" title="Discipline (academia)">disciplines</a> cannot be tested with physical observations,&nbsp;although others dispute this view.&nbsp;Either way, mathematics is a crucial tool for modern science and nowadays all science students need to take at least some basic mathematics courses during their studies. Disciplines which use science like engineering and medicine may also be considered to be <a href="typically subdivided into the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_sciences" title="Applied Natural_science natural sciences">applied sciences</a>.<sup><a href="] which study [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#cite_note-7">Nature nature] in the broadest sense, the [6]</a></sup> Science is related to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research" title="Research">research</a>Social_sciences social sciences] which study people and societies, and is normally organized by a <a href="the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University" title="University">university</a>, a <a href="Formal_sciences formal sciences] like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College" title="College">college</a>, or a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_institute" title="Research institute">research institute</a>Mathematics mathematics] which study abstract concepts.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_antiquity" title="Classical antiquity">classical antiquity</a> through the 19th century, Some do not consider formal sciences to be true science as a type of knowledge was more closely linked to <a href="theories within these [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy" title="Philosophy">philosophy</a> than it is now andDiscipline_(academia) disciplines] cannot be tested with physical observations, in fact, in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia&nbsp;although others dispute this view.org/wiki/Western_World" title="Western World">West</a> the term &quotnbsp;<Either way, mathematics is a href="https://encrucial tool for modern science and nowadays all science students need to take at least some basic mathematics courses during their studies.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_philosophy" title="Natural philosophy">natural philosophy</a>&quot; encompassed fields of study that are today associated with Disciplines which use science such as <a href="like engineering and medicine may also be considered to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics" title="Physics">physics</a>, <a href="https://enApplied_sciences applied sciences].wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy" title="Astronomy">astronomy</asup>, <a href="[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine" title="Medicine">medicineScience#cite_note-7 [6]]</a>, among many others.<sup><a href="Science is related to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#cite_note-8">[7Research research]</, and is normally organized by a></sup><sup>:3</sup><sup><a href="[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#cite_note-9">[bUniversity university]</, a></sup> In the 17th and 18th centuries scientists increasingly sought to formulate knowledge in terms of <em><a href="[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_laws" title="Physical laws">laws of nature</a></em>. As a slow process over centuriesCollege college], the word &quot;science&quot; became increasingly associated with what is today known as the <or a href="[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method" title="Scientific method">scientific method</a>, a structured way to study the natural worldResearch_institute research institute].</span></p>
<pspan style="font-size:14px">&nbspFrom [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_antiquity classical antiquity] through the 19th century, science as a type of knowledge was more closely linked to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy philosophy] than it is now and, in fact, in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_World West] the term "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_philosophy natural philosophy]" encompassed fields of study that are today associated with science such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics physics], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy astronomy], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine medicine], among many others.<sup>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#cite_note-8 [7]]</sup><sup>:3</sup><sup>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#cite_note-9 [b]]</sup> In the 17th and 18th centuries scientists increasingly sought to formulate knowledge in terms of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_laws laws of nature]''. As a slow process over centuries, the word "science" became increasingly associated with what is today known as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method scientific method], a structured way to study the natural world.</span><br/> <br/> '''<span style="font-size:18px;">External links</pspan>'''<br/> Scince?[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJJoKxDsyoQ &nbsp;- Asking Questions and Defining Problems - YouTube]&nbsp;by Mr. Paul Andersen.
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