nonscience

See also: non-science

English

From non- +‎ science.

nonscience (countable and uncountable, plural nonsciences)

(usually uncountable) That which is not science, or a specific non-scientific field
- 2002, Shelby D. Hunt, Dennis B. Arnett, “Philosophical-Methodological Foundations”, in Earl & Kemp, editors, The Elgar Companion to Consumer Research and Economic Psychology‎^[1], →ISBN, page 441:
  Relativists maintain that there are no fundamental differences between sciences and nonsciences.
A body, set, or system of information, methods, beliefs, and hypotheses (such as history, astrology or metaphysics) that does not use the scientific method or follow accepted scientific standards as a basis for observation, or development of a theory.