scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"

branch of knowledge, discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"

scientific knowledge - knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge"

natural science - the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena

math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

agronomy, scientific agriculture - the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production

agrobiology - the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield

agrology - science of soils in relation to crops

architectonics, tectonics - the science of architecture

metallurgy - the science and technology of metals

metrology - the scientific study of measurement

nutrition - the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)

psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life

informatics, information processing, information science, IP - the sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information

cognitive science - the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind

social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society

strategics - the science or art of strategy

systematics - the science of systematic classification

thanatology - the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects)

cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptology - the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms

linguistics - the scientific study of language

theoretician, theoriser, theorist, theorizer - someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)

ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

nose - a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"

virtuosity - technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso