physical science
noun
: any of the natural sciences (such as physics, chemistry, and astronomy) that deal primarily with nonliving materials
physical scientist
noun
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Like the physical sciences, economics uses a methodology that produces refutable implications and tests these implications using solid statistical techniques.
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Ge Bai, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The report shows that STEM fields of study like engineering, life sciences and physical science are trending more popular among undergraduate students, while the number of architecture, business and social science majors steadily declined.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
At that event last March, Oliver, a sixth-grader at the time, won the Grand Award in physical sciences.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Innovation in the physical sciences goes underappreciated in some national security circles, according to Dhruva Rajendra, the founder and chief executive of Deterrence.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Ge Bai, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The report shows that STEM fields of study like engineering, life sciences and physical science are trending more popular among undergraduate students, while the number of architecture, business and social science majors steadily declined.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
At that event last March, Oliver, a sixth-grader at the time, won the Grand Award in physical sciences.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Innovation in the physical sciences goes underappreciated in some national security circles, according to Dhruva Rajendra, the founder and chief executive of Deterrence.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Physical science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20science. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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