"hard science" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hard sciences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hard science (countable and uncountable, plural hard sciences)
  1. (informal) Any of the natural and physical sciences that use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Examples include mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry and geology. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Sciences Derived forms: hard science fiction Related terms: pure science versus applied science, natural science versus social science Coordinate_terms: soft science, quasiscience Translations (sciences): 硬科學 (Chinese Mandarin), 硬科学 (yìngkēxué) (Chinese Mandarin), bètawetenschap [feminine] (Dutch), kova tiede [especially] (Finnish), luonnontiede (Finnish), eksakti tiede (Finnish), science exacte [feminine] (French), science dure [feminine] (French), exakte Wissenschaft [feminine] (German), harte Wissenschaft [feminine] (German), nauka ścisła [feminine] (Polish)

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