Glossary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Science Denial / Denialism | The outright refusal to accept established scientific consensus (e.g., climate change denial, evolution denial). Science General |
| Science Law | Scientific Law: A concise, universal statement or mathematical formula describing a consistent natural phenomenon (what happens, not why). Science General |
| Science literacy | The ability to understand basic scientific concepts, evaluate evidence, and apply scientific thinking to everyday decisions and public issues. Science General |
| Science Washing | Science washing involves rebranding ancient beliefs, alternative therapies, or spiritual dogma using scientific-sounding verbiage to appear legitimate. Science Misinformation |
| Scientific Consensus | The collective position of experts in a field, reached through independent lines of evidence and peer-reviewed research. Not a vote, but a convergence of evidence. Science General |
| Scientific journal | A periodical that publishes original research, usually after peer review. Science General |
| Scientific law | A statement, often mathematical, that describes a consistent pattern in nature, such as the law of gravitation. A law describes what happens, while a theory explains why. Science General |
| Scientific Literacy | The baseline understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision-making. Science Education |
| Scientific Method | The scientific method is the process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation. The basic process involves making an observation, forming a hypothesis, making a prediction, conducting an experiment and finally analyzing the results. It focuses strictly on the natural and physical world and relies on testable and repeatable evidence. Science General |
| Scientific Misconduct | Fabrication, falsification or plagiarism in proposing, performing, reviewing or reporting research. Public Trust |