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Definition of "nonscience" [nonscience]

  • That which is not science, or a specific non-scientific field (noun)
  • A body, set, or system of information, methods, beliefs, and hypotheses (such as astrology or chiromancy) that does not use the scientific method as a basis for observation, or development of a theory. (noun)

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Use "nonscience" in a sentence
  • "In asserting that the problem of demarcation between science and nonscience is a pseudo-problem (at least as far as philosophy is concerned), I am manifestly not denying that there are crucial epistemic and methodological questions to be raised about knowledge claims, whether we classify them as scientific or not.p. 221. and"
  • "Over the years, I've liked to point to the continuum that ranges from science through nonscience to nonsense."
  • "A number of titles sound interesting and readable even to a nonscience person."