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{{Short description|Topic covering both science and technology}}
'''Science and technology''' is an interdisciplinary topic encompassing [[Science|science]], [[Engineering:Technology|technology]], and their interactions:

* [[Science]] is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of explanations and predictions about nature and the universe. It is the study of nature and behaviour of the physical and natural world through the scientific method. It is also defined as the observation, identification, description, experimental, investigation, and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena.

* [[Engineering:Technology|Technology]] is the collection of techniques and processes used in the production of goods or services or the accomplishment of objectives such as scientific investigation. It includes methods, systems, and devices which are the result of scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes.

Together, science, technology, [[Engineering:Engineering|engineering]], and [[Mathematics|mathematics]] comprise the STEM fields.

==As a topic of academic study== 
The [[Engineering:History of science and technology|history of science and technology]] examines how humanity's understanding of science and technology has changed over the centuries.

[[Engineering:Science and technology studies|Science and technology studies]] are the study of how [[Engineering:Technology and society|society, politics, and culture affect scientific research and technological innovation]], and vice versa.

==See also==
*{{intitle|"science and technology"|All pages with titles containing the phrase "science and technology"}}

[[Category:Outlines of sciences]]

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