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SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles
Example:
mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("scientific knowledge" is a kind of...):
domain; knowledge base; knowledge domain (the content of a particular field of knowledge)
Meronyms (parts of "scientific knowledge"):
science; scientific discipline (a particular branch of scientific knowledge)
Attribute:
scientific (conforming with the principles or methods used in science)
unscientific (not consistent with the methods or principles of science)
