science; scientific discipline




a particular branch of scientific knowledge

"the science of genetics"

Type of:
  • discipline; subject; subject area; subject field; field; field of study; study; bailiwick

Types:
  • natural history
  • natural science
  • mathematics; math; maths
  • agronomy; scientific agriculture
  • agrobiology
  • agrology
  • architectonics; tectonics
  • metallurgy
  • metrology
  • nutrition
  • psychology; psychological science
  • information science; informatics; information processing; IP
  • cognitive science
  • social science
  • strategics
  • systematics
  • thanatology
  • cryptanalysis; cryptanalytics; cryptography; cryptology
  • linguistics


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