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Lecture 2 Prasek
Lecture 2 Prasek
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Working definitions of the word science may be based upon the etymological origin of the word.
The word science is English It is derived from the Latin word scentia, which means knowledge
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Thus, in broad term, science is knowledge In certain part of the mainland Europe science is believed to have originated from the German word wissenschaft
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wissenschaft means systematic, organised knowledge. A good working definition of science must indicate the way in which that knowledge is gathered or collected.
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Therefore, reference to the ongoing methodology and processes by means of which the body of scientific knowledge is gained is useful here.
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The body of knowledge shows that: organised stock of knowledge that has been collected through a systematic process known as scientific method SM- use of empirical observation It also gives science dynamic flavour
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