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

Modern science is typically divided into three major branches that consist of the natural sciences (e.g. biology, chemistry, physics), which study nature in the broadest sense; the social sciences (e.g. psychology, sociology, economics) which study people and societies; and the formal sciences (e.g. mathematics, logic, theoretical computer science), 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.

A

B

  • Bacteriology – study of bacteria
  • Balneology – science of the therapeutic use of baths
  • Barodynamics – science of the support and mechanics of bridges
  • Barology – study of gravitational force
  • Batology – the study of brambles
  • Bibliology – study of books
  • Bibliotics – study of documents to determine authenticity
  • Bioecology – study of interaction of life in the environment
  • Biology – study of life
  • Biochemistry – study of chemical processes within and relating to living organism
  • Biometrics – study of biological measurement for security purposes
  • Bionomics – study of organisms interacting in their environments
  • Botany – study of plants
  • Bromatology – study of food
  • Bryology – study of mosses and liverworts

C

D

E

F

  • Floristry – art of cultivating and selling flowers
  • Fluviology – study of watercourses
  • Folkloristics – study of folklore and fables
  • Forestry – study of the creation, management, use, conservation, and repair of forests and associated resources
  • Futurology – study of future

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

  • Quinology – study of quinine.
  • Quantum Mechanics – a fundamental theory in physics which describes nature at the smallest scales of energy levels of atoms and subatomic particles.
  • Queer theory – study of issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

R

  • Raciology – study of racial differences
  • Radiochemistry – study of ordinary chemical reactions under radioactive circumstances
  • Radiology – study of X-rays and their medical applications
  • Reflexology – study of reflexes
  • Rhabdology – knowledge or learning concerning divining rods
  • Rhabdology – art of calculating using numbering rods
  • Rheology – science of the deformation or flow of matter
  • Rheumatology – study of rheumatism
  • Rhinology – study of the nose
  • Rhochrematics – science of inventory management and the movement of products
  • Robotics – deals with the designing, construction, and operation of robots.
  • Runology – study of runes

S

T

U

V

X

Z

See also

References

  1. ^ Merriam Webster
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