protoscience

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An unscientific or pseudoscientific field of study which later becomes or spawns a science (e.g., astrology led to astronomy, alchemy led to chemistry, and, most generally, natural philosophy led to science). countable,uncountable
  2. A field of study at the initial phase of the scientific method, involving information gathering and hypothesis formulation, but is not yet falsifiable, or if it is, its predictions have not yet been observed. countable,uncountable
    — However, observation alone is not "modern" science; simple observation leads to "proto-science." Proto-science accepts observations without question or verification.

词形变化

protosciences plural proto-science alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *próder.
Ancient Greek πρό (pró)
Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos)
Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos)
Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor.
English proto-
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.
Latin sciō
Latin sciēns
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin scientialbor.
Old French sciencebor.
Middle English science
English science
English protoscience
From proto- + science.
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