natural science
noun
: any of the sciences (such as physics, chemistry, or biology) that deal with matter, energy, and their interrelations and transformations or with objectively measurable phenomena
natural scientist
noun
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He is interested in the natural sciences.
a new approach to natural science
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But these discoveries build important knowledge in the natural sciences, engineering, mathematics and related disciplines.
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Bruce J. MacFadden, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Germany, meanwhile, is sa to have a shortage of about 210 000 workers in what's known there as the MINT disciplines—mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2013
The new institute, to be called the Xue Min Institute of Advanced Studies, aims to attract world-class scholars and focus on natural science and basic research, Fudan said.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Boosting Biofuel Research teams led by Jonathan Cumming, chair of the department of natural sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, are field testing the feasibility of switchgrass as a cover crop and biofuel ingredient.
—Robin Roenker, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Bruce J. MacFadden, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Germany, meanwhile, is sa to have a shortage of about 210 000 workers in what's known there as the MINT disciplines—mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2013
The new institute, to be called the Xue Min Institute of Advanced Studies, aims to attract world-class scholars and focus on natural science and basic research, Fudan said.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Boosting Biofuel Research teams led by Jonathan Cumming, chair of the department of natural sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, are field testing the feasibility of switchgrass as a cover crop and biofuel ingredient.
—Robin Roenker, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Natural science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20science. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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