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soft science

soft science noun: a field of scientific inquiry that is limited by the nature of its subject matter in its ability to establish strictly measurable criteria.

Noun

soft science (plural soft sciences)

  1. A field of scientific inquiry that is limited by the nature of its subject matter in its ability to establish strictly measurable criteria.

Forms of soft science

pluralsoft sciences

Questions about soft science

What does soft science mean?
Soft science means a field of scientific inquiry that is limited by the nature of its subject matter in its ability to establish strictly measurable criteria.
What part of speech is soft science?
Soft science is a noun.
What is the plural of soft science?
The plural of soft science is soft sciences.

Words near soft science in the dictionary

  1. soft rush
  2. soft rushes
  3. soft sawder
  4. soft scale
  5. soft scales
  6. soft science
  7. soft science fiction
  8. soft sciences
  9. soft sculpture
  10. soft sculptures
  11. soft sectoring

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