English Explanatory Dictionary

soft science

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A field of scientific inquiry that is limited by the nature of its subject matter in its ability to establish strictly measurable criteria.

Word forms

soft science soft sciences

Related words

natural science versus social science pure science versus applied science formal science versus quasiscience sociology of science
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