Science

Science (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") s a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.

From classical antiquity through the nineteenth century, science as a type of knowledge is more closely linked to philosophy.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, scientists increasingly seek to formulate knowledge in terms of laws of nature.

Over the centuries, the term science becomes associated with the scientific method, a systematic way of studying the natural world and particularly in the the ninteteenth century, multiple distinguishing characteristics of contemporary modern science begin to take shape.

In the West, the term natural philosophy encompasses fields of study that are today associated with science such as physics, astronomy, medicine, among many others.

Modern science is typically divided into three major branches that consist of the natural sciences, which study nature in the broadest sense; the social sciences, which study people and societies; and the formal sciences (e.g., mathematics), which study abstract concepts.

There is disagreement, however, on the formal sciences being a science as they do not rely on empirical evidence

Disciplines that use science, such as engineering and medicine, are described as applied sciences.

Science is related to research and is commonly organized by academic and research institutions as well as government agencies and companies.

The practical impacts of scientific research has led to the emergence of science policies that seek to influence the scientific enterprise by prioritizing the development of commercial products, armaments, health care, and environmental protection.

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