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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries순수 과학
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sunsu gwahak
"물리학은 순수 과학입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A branch of science that seeks to develop knowledge for its own sake rather than for practical applications.
"Physics and chemistry are often considered pure sciences because they focus on understanding the laws of nature." - 2
Scientific disciplines that are primarily theoretical and not applied.
"Mathematics is frequently categorized as a pure science due to its abstract nature."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'pure science' combines 'pure,' derived from the Latin 'purus,' meaning 'clean' or 'unmixed,' and 'science,' from the Latin 'scientia,' meaning 'knowledge.' The phrase has evolved to denote scientific disciplines that seek to understand fundamental principles without immediate practical applications, emerging prominently in the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pure Science" is said worldwide
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Science pure
Transliteration: siyɑ̃s pyʁ
"La physique est une science pure."
Reine Wissenschaft
Transliteration: ˈʁaɪ̯nə ˈvɪsənʃaft
"Die Physik ist eine reine Wissenschaft."
Scienza pura
Transliteration: ˈʃjɛntsa ˈpura
"La fisica è una scienza pura."
Ciencia pura
Transliteration: sjɛnθja ˈpuɾa
"La física es una ciencia pura."
Ciência pura
Transliteration: siˈẽsja ˈpuɾɐ
"A física é uma ciência pura."
शुद्ध विज्ञान
Transliteration: shuddh vigyaan
"भौतिकी एक शुद्ध विज्ञान है।"
纯科学
Transliteration: chún kēxué
"物理学是一门纯科学。"
순수 과학
Transliteration: sunsu gwahak
"물리학은 순수 과학입니다."
純粋科学
Transliteration: junsui kagaku
"物理学は純粋科学です。"
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