non-sciencen.adj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈsʌɪəns/, U.S.

/nɑnˈsaɪəns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, science n.

Etymology: < non- prefix + science n.Compare earlier unscience n.

A. n.

That which is not science; a discipline or form of study which is not genuinely or adequately scientific.

ΚΠ

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! III. i. 2 The doctor talked mere science, or nonscience, about humours, complexions, and animal spirits.

1896 Science 7 Aug. 155/1 This scientific age is beset by the non-science which its altruism has made safe.

1922 Sci. Monthly Sept. 199 Science, however, is not alone in credulously building up an unseen world to complement the seen world. That has been done by non-science also for ages past.

1972 Listener 24 Aug. 226/1 Popper..argued that what distinguished science from non-science was not the use of induction..but falsifiability.

1997 New Scientist 1 Nov. 64/1 It was a utopian fantasy, a cold fusion of non-science and nonsense.

B. adj. (attributive).

Designating, relating to, or studying a subject which is not a science.

ΚΠ

1928 Science 12 Oct. 339/2 A man who holds a professorship in a non-science department of a college.

1960 Guardian 14 Dec. 8/5 The first-year course common to nonscience students.

1997 D. Gelernter Drawing Life 106 The goal is to teach some of the basics of computer science to nonscience students.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-science
释义	non-sciencen.adj. Brit. /nɒnˈsʌɪəns/, U.S. /nɑnˈsaɪəns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, science n. Etymology: < non- prefix + science n.Compare earlier unscience n. A. n. That which is not science; a discipline or form of study which is not genuinely or adequately scientific. ΚΠ 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! III. i. 2 The doctor talked mere science, or nonscience, about humours, complexions, and animal spirits. 1896 Science 7 Aug. 155/1 This scientific age is beset by the non-science which its altruism has made safe. 1922 Sci. Monthly Sept. 199 Science, however, is not alone in credulously building up an unseen world to complement the seen world. That has been done by non-science also for ages past. 1972 Listener 24 Aug. 226/1 Popper..argued that what distinguished science from non-science was not the use of induction..but falsifiability. 1997 New Scientist 1 Nov. 64/1 It was a utopian fantasy, a cold fusion of non-science and nonsense. B. adj. (attributive). Designating, relating to, or studying a subject which is not a science. ΚΠ 1928 Science 12 Oct. 339/2 A man who holds a professorship in a non-science department of a college. 1960 Guardian 14 Dec. 8/5 The first-year course common to nonscience students. 1997 D. Gelernter Drawing Life 106 The goal is to teach some of the basics of computer science to nonscience students. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1855
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