hard science

English

Noun

hard science (countable and uncountable, plural hard sciences)

(informal) Any of the natural and physical sciences that use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Examples include mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry and geology.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

hard science fiction

Translations

sciences

Chinese:
Mandarin: 硬科學／硬科学 (yìngkēxué)
Dutch: bètawetenschap (nl) f
Finnish: kova tiede (especially used in plural), luonnontiede (fi), eksakti tiede
French: science exacte (fr) f, science dure (fr) f
German: exakte Wissenschaft f, harte Wissenschaft f
Polish: nauka ścisła f

See also

pure science versus applied science
natural science versus social science

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