soft science

soft sci·ence

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft sahy-uh ns]
- /sɔft, sɒft ˈsaɪ əns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft sahy-uh ns]
- /sɔft, sɒft ˈsaɪ əns/

Definitions of soft science words

noun soft science any of the specialized fields or disciplines, as psychology, sociology, anthropology, or political science, that interpret human behavior, institutions, society, etc., on the basis of scientific investigations for which it may be difficult to establish strictly measurable criteria. 1
noun soft science a science, such as sociology or anthropology, that deals with humans as its principal subject matter, and is therefore not generally considered to be based on rigorous experimentation 0

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Origin of soft science

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Soft science

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soft science popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

soft science usage trend in Literature

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