Comparative sciences — Science Sci ence, n. [F., fr. L. scientia, fr. sciens, entis, p. pr. of scire to know. Cf. {Conscience}, {Conscious}, {Nice}.] 1. Knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts. [1913 Webster] If we conceive God s sight … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Comparative — Com*par a*tive, a. [L. comparativus: cf. F. comparatif.] 1. Of or pertaining to comparison. The comparative faculty. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the comparative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comparative anatomy — Comparative Com*par a*tive, a. [L. comparativus: cf. F. comparatif.] 1. Of or pertaining to comparison. The comparative faculty. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comparative philology — Comparative Com*par a*tive, a. [L. comparativus: cf. F. comparatif.] 1. Of or pertaining to comparison. The comparative faculty. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comparative physiology — Comparative Com*par a*tive, a. [L. comparativus: cf. F. comparatif.] 1. Of or pertaining to comparison. The comparative faculty. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Comparative research — is a research methodology in the social sciences that aims to make comparisons across different countries or cultures. A major problem in comparative research is that the data sets in different countries may not use the same categories, or define … Wikipedia
SCIENCES HUMAINES — L’expression «sciences humaines» est, en France, une façon usuelle de nommer les études de psychologie et de sociologie. Depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale, elle a remplacé l’ancienne appellation de «sciences morales». En 1942, l’ouvrage de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Comparative biology — is a multidisciplinary approach to understanding organismic diversity (biodiversity) that uses natural variation and disparity to elucidate phylogenetic history. Comparative biologists attempt to understand the diversity and complexity of life at … Wikipedia
Comparative analysis — is type of analysis used in various of sciences and in different modifications: Criminology and forensics: Comparative contextual analysis criminology Comparative bullet lead analysis forensics Sociology: Qualitative comparative analysis… … Wikipedia
SCIENCES SOCIALES (PRÉHISTOIRE DES) — Les sciences sociales sont fréquemment aujourd’hui l’objet d’un double discours. Tantôt, devant le relatif échec de la croissance quantitative, on se préoccupe de revenir de la Lune pour enfin mieux aménager la Terre, et on se tourne avec un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
