Nonscience

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    That which is not science, or a specific non-scientific field uncountable, usually

    "Relativists maintain that there are no fundamental differences between sciences and nonsciences."

  2. 2
    A body, set, or system of information, methods, beliefs, and hypotheses (such as history, astrology or metaphysics) that does not use the scientific method or follow accepted scientific standards as a basis for observation, or development of a theory. countable, uncountable

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"Relativists maintain that there are no fundamental differences between sciences and nonsciences."

Etymology

From non- + science.

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scientific method

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