Meanings
nounsoft science (plural soft sciences)
plural soft sciences
- A field of scientific inquiry that is limited by the nature of its subject matter in its ability to establish strictly measurable criteria.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 軟科學 /软科学
- 軟科學 /软科学 (ruǎnkēxué)field of inquiry
Finnish pehmeä tiede, humanistinen tiede
- pehmeä tiedefield of inquiry
- humanistinen tiedefield of inquiry
German inexakte Wissenschaft, weiche Wissenschaft
- inexakte Wissenschaftfield of inquiry
- weiche Wissenschaftfield of inquiry
Polish nauka społeczna
- nauka społecznafield of inquiry
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soft science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20science
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“soft science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20science. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft science,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20science.
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