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<span 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]].</span>

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<span style="font-size:14px">Contemporary science is typically subdivided into the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_science natural sciences] which study [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature nature] in the broadest sense, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_sciences social sciences] which study people and societies, and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_sciences formal sciences] like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics mathematics] which study abstract concepts.</span>

<span style="font-size:14px">Some do not consider formal sciences to be true science as theories within these [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discipline_(academia) disciplines] 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_sciences applied sciences].<sup>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#cite_note-7 [6]]</sup> Science is related to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research research], and is normally organized by a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University university], a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College college], or a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_institute research institute].</span>

<span style="font-size:14px">From [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</span>'''<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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