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nonscience

nonscience noun: that which is not science, or a specific non-scientific field.

Noun

nonscience (countable and uncountable, plural nonsciences)

  1. (uncountable, usually) That which is not science, or a specific non-scientific field
    • Relativists maintain that there are no fundamental differences between sciences and nonsciences.2002, Shelby D. Hunt, Dennis B. Arnett, “Philosophical-Methodological Foundations”, in Earl & Kemp, editors, The Elgar Companion to Consumer Research and Economic Psychology, →ISBN, page 441
  2. A body, set, or system of information, methods, beliefs, and hypotheses (such as history, astrology or metaphysics) that does not use the scientific method or follow accepted scientific standards as a basis for observation, or development of a theory.

Forms of nonscience

pluralnonsciences
alternative formnon-science

Origin of nonscience

From non- + science.

Questions about nonscience

What does nonscience mean?
Nonscience means that which is not science, or a specific non-scientific field.
What part of speech is nonscience?
Nonscience is a noun.
What is the plural of nonscience?
The plural of nonscience is nonsciences.

Words near nonscience in the dictionary

  1. nonscholars
  2. nonscholarship
  3. nonscholastic
  4. nonschool
  5. nonschools
  6. nonscience
  7. nonsciences
  8. nonscientific
  9. nonscientifically
  10. nonscientist
  11. nonscientists

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