Science ( from the latine scientic, meaning " knowlege " ) is in its broadest sense, any systematic knowledge wase or prescriptive practice that is capable of resulting in a correct prediction, or reliably - predicable type of outcome. In this sense, science may refer to a highly skilled. Technique, technology or pratice, from which a good deal of randomness in outcome has been removed.
In its more restricted contemporary sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, and to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research. This articles focuses on the more restricted use of the word science as discussed in this article is sometimes called experimental science to differentiate it from applied science, which is the application of scientific resarch to specific human needs - although the two ar commonly interconnected.
