science fiction
noun
: fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component
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Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.
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My passion has always been science fiction, speculative fiction, but on no budget.
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James Factora, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
But high-profile crashes, like that of the USS Macon on February 12, 1935, ensured the aircraft’s future as more an element of science fiction than day-to-day reality.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
In her speech accepting the award, Grimes began by referencing a famous quote from Arthur C. Clarke in which the science fiction writer observes that advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
Spaceballs, his move into science fiction, had the same cult impact.
—Grace Dean, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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James Factora, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
But high-profile crashes, like that of the USS Macon on February 12, 1935, ensured the aircraft’s future as more an element of science fiction than day-to-day reality.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
In her speech accepting the award, Grimes began by referencing a famous quote from Arthur C. Clarke in which the science fiction writer observes that advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
Spaceballs, his move into science fiction, had the same cult impact.
—Grace Dean, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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