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science

science Science is the systematic study of the physical and natural world, using observation and experiment to understand how it is structured and how it behaves.

Science is the systematic study of the physical and natural world, using observation and experiment to understand how it is structured and how it behaves. It also refers to the practical and intellectual work involved in carrying out that study.

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