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hard science

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables
hard -science
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

hard sciences (plural)

Phrases

hard science fiction pure science versus applied science natural science versus social science

Frequently Paired Words

pure science versus applied science natural science versus social science soft science quasiscience

Questions

What does hard science mean?
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.

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