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Asked by : anu |  16 Apr '08 11:28 pm

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It is a systematic branch of knowledge based upon: Observation, Experimentation and Inferences

Says Anil K Chugh 25 Apr '08 02:12 pm

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Science is statisically collected data hence manipulation possible. Never believe science bcoz it does good a little but harms most.

Says ashwani agarwal 23 Sep 07:41 pm

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There is some kind of distorted distillation and watered-down and mixed-up words of Francis Bacon from some centuries ago, words which then were supposed to be the deep philosophy of science. But one of the greatest experimental scientists of the time who was really doing something, William Harvey, said that what Bacon said science was, was the science that a lord-chancellor would do. He [Bacon] spoke of making observations, but omitted the vital factor of judgment about what to observe and what to pay attention to.

And so what science is, is not what the philosophers have said it is, and certainly not what the teacher editions say it is.

Says fiona dsylva 16 Apr '08 11:31 pm

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Truth

Says mohd basheer 16 Apr '08 11:29 pm

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Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is in its broadest sense to any systematic knowledge-base or prescriptive practice that is capable of resulting in a prediction or predictable type of outcome. In this sense, science may refer to a highly skilled technique or practice.[1]

In its more restricted contemporary sense, science is a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, and to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research.[2][3] This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word. Science as discussed in this article is sometimes called experimental science to differentiate it from applied science, which is the application of scientific research to specific human needsalthough the two are commonly interconnected.

Science is a continuing effort to discover and increase human knowledge and understanding through disciplined research. Using controlled methods, scientists collect observable evidence of natural or social phenome ...more

Says Naveen Nallusamy 19 Oct 09:32 am

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Science is defined as a particular branch of scientific knowledge. It is any system of knowledge which attempts to model objective reality.

Says Akshay Kalbag 16 Apr '08 11:46 pm

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Any domain of knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles

Says raja 16 Apr '08 11:30 pm

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Science is the creation of dilemmas by the solution of mysteries.

Says Somebodysomewhere 16 Apr '08 11:29 pm

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