(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Science is the study of the nature and behaviour of natural things and the knowledge that we obtain about them.
The best discoveries in ~ are very simple.
...~ and technology.
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2.
A ~ is a particular branch of ~ such as physics, chemistry, or biology.
Physics is the best example of a ~ which has developed strong, abstract theories.
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3.
A ~ is the study of some aspect of human behaviour, for example sociology or anthropology.
...the modern ~ of psychology.
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see also domestic ~ , exact ~ , Master of Science , political ~ , social ~