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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Quote:
Originally posted by fearofmear
I use the term "hard science" to refer to science based on mathematics i.e. chemistry, phsyics, biology, computer science and geology. (There are more just listing those off the top of my head). Something like psychology or sociology uses the scientific method and is definitely a true science, but is based more on social aspects, not mathematics. "Hard" is a term I have always heard referred to science based on mathematics. I didn't mean to offend anyone by that.
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hard science... make experiment, replicate experiment all over the planet and get same result as first experiment and all subsequent experiments.
soft science... follows the scientific method, but results not able to be replicated in other areas due to different factors such as culture and location.
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