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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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
New York Times bestselling author Andy Weir seems to have a certain knack for writing page-turning, humanistic science fiction stories that are perfectly suited for being turned into Hollywood blockbusters.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The history of the Biosphere 2 could have ripped from the pages of a science fiction comic.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
And that might feel even more like science fiction.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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