( n. )
Any branch or department of systematized knowledge considered as a distinct field of investigation or object of study; as, the science of astronomy, of chemistry, or of mind.
( n. )
Any branch or department of systematized knowledge considered as a distinct field of investigation or object of study; as, the science of astronomy, of chemistry, or of mind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012