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hard science

hard science noun: any of the natural and physical sciences that use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Examples include mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry and geology.

Noun

hard science (countable and uncountable, plural hard sciences)

  1. (informal) Any of the natural and physical sciences that use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Examples include mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry and geology.

Forms of hard science

pluralhard sciences

Words formed from hard science

Questions about hard science

What does hard science mean?
Hard science means any of the natural and physical sciences that use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Examples include mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry and geology.
What part of speech is hard science?
Hard science is a noun.
What is the plural of hard science?
The plural of hard science is hard sciences.

Words near hard science in the dictionary

  1. hard Rs
  2. hard rubber
  3. hard rubbers
  4. hard sauce
  5. hard sauces
  6. hard science
  7. hard science fiction
  8. hard sciences
  9. hard sectoring
  10. hard sell
  11. hard sells

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