Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Ääntäminen
Southern England- US
- RP:
- IPA: /ˈs(j)uː.dəʊ.saɪ.əns/
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (derogatory) Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science).
- Fictitious science as portrayed in science fiction.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | pseudosciences |
Luokat
(derogatory) Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science).
A typical 19th-century phrenology chart: During the 1820s, phrenologists claimed the mind was located in areas of the brain, and were attacked for doubting that mind came from the nonmaterial soul. Their idea of reading "bumps" in the skull to predict personality traits was later discredited. Phrenology was first termed a pseudoscience in 1843 and continues to be considered so.
(derogatory) Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science).
The astrological signs of the zodiac
(derogatory) Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science).
Homeopathic preparation Rhus toxicodendron, derived from poison ivy