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disciplina científica

Definitions of disciplina científica
  1. noun
    a particular branch of scientific knowledge
    synonyms: ciencias
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    types:
    ciencias naturales
    the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
    ciencias exactas, matemáticas, mates
    a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    agronomía
    the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
    agrobiología
    the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield
    agrología
    science of soils in relation to crops
    metalurgia
    the science and technology of metals
    psicología, sicología
    the science of mental life
    informática
    the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
    ciencia cognitiva
    the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind
    ciencias sociales
    the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
    estrategia
    the science or art of strategy
    sistemática
    the science of systematic classification
    lingüística
    the scientific study of language
    matemática aplicada
    the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world
    ciencias biológicas
    any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
    química
    the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    física
    the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    psicología aplicada, psicología industrial
    any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.
    psicología cognitiva
    an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes
    psicología animal, psicología comparada
    the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals
    psicología del desarrollo, psicología infantil
    the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children
    psicología diferencial
    the branch of psychology that studies measurable differences between individuals
    psicología experimental
    the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues
    neuropsicología
    the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes
    psicometría
    any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
    psicología social
    the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole
    cibernética
    (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
    educación cívica
    the social science of municipal affairs
    antropología
    the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
    ciencias políticas, gobierno, política
    the study of government of states and other political units
    economía doméstica
    theory and practice of homemaking
    ciencias económicas, económicas
    the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
    sociología
    the study and classification of human societies
    biosistemática
    use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework
    taxonomía
    (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
    dialectología
    the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features
    etimología
    the study of the sources and development of words
    lingüística histórica
    the study of linguistic change
    pragmática
    the study of language use
    semántica
    the study of language meaning
    estructuralismo
    linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
    lingüística sincrónica
    a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
    type of:
    campo, disciplina, área
    a branch of knowledge
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