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A '''descriptive science''', also called a '''special science''', is a form of [[inquiry]], typically involving a community of inquiry and its accumulated body of provisional knowledge, that seeks to discover what is true about a recognized domain of [[phenomena]].
 
A '''descriptive science''', also called a '''special science''', is a form of [[inquiry]], typically involving a community of inquiry and its accumulated body of provisional knowledge, that seeks to discover what is true about a recognized domain of [[phenomena]].
  
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==Syllabus==
  
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* [[Descriptive knowledge]]
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===Focal nodes===
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* [[Inquiry Live]]
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* [[Logic Live]]
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===Peer nodes===
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science @ MyWikiBiz]
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* [http://mathweb.org/wiki/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science @ MathWeb Wiki]
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* [http://netknowledge.org/wiki/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science @ NetKnowledge]
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* [http://wiki.oercommons.org/mediawiki/index.php/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science @ OER Commons]
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* [http://p2pfoundation.net/Descriptive_Science Descriptive Science @ P2P Foundation]
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* [http://semanticweb.org/wiki/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science @ SemanticWeb]
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* [http://ref.subwiki.org/wiki/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science @ Subject Wikis]
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* [http://beta.wikiversity.org/wiki/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science @ Wikiversity Beta]
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===Logical operators===
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* [[Exclusive disjunction]]
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* [[Logical conjunction]]
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* [[Logical disjunction]]
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* [[Logical equality]]
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* [[Logical implication]]
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* [[Logical NAND]]
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* [[Logical NNOR]]
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* [[Logical negation|Negation]]
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* [[Ampheck]]
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* [[Boolean domain]]
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* [[Boolean function]]
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* [[Boolean-valued function]]
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* [[Differential logic]]
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* [[Logical graph]]
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* [[Minimal negation operator]]
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* [[Multigrade operator]]
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* [[Parametric operator]]
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* [[Peirce's law]]
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* [[Propositional calculus]]
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* [[Sole sufficient operator]]
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* [[Truth table]]
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* [[Universe of discourse]]
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* [[Zeroth order logic]]
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===Relational concepts===
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* [[Continuous predicate]]
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* [[Hypostatic abstraction]]
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* [[Logic of relatives]]
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* [[Logical matrix]]
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* [[Relation (mathematics)|Relation]]
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* [[Relation composition]]
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* [[Relation construction]]
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* [[Relation reduction]]
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* [[Relation theory]]
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* [[Relative term]]
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* [[Sign relation]]
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* [[Triadic relation]]
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===Information, Inquiry===
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* [[Inquiry]]
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* [[Dynamics of inquiry]]
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* [[Semeiotic]]
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* [[Logic of information]]
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* [[Descriptive science]]
 
* [[Normative science]]
 
* [[Normative science]]
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* [[Procedural knowledge]]
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* [[Pragmatic maxim]]
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* [[Truth theory]]
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===Related articles===
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Directory:Jon_Awbrey/Papers/Semiotic_Information Jon Awbrey, “Semiotic Information”]
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Directory:Jon_Awbrey/Papers/Introduction_to_Inquiry_Driven_Systems Jon Awbrey, “Introduction To Inquiry Driven Systems”]
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Directory:Jon_Awbrey/Essays/Prospects_For_Inquiry_Driven_Systems Jon Awbrey, “Prospects For Inquiry Driven Systems”]
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Directory:Jon_Awbrey/Papers/Inquiry_Driven_Systems Jon Awbrey, “Inquiry Driven Systems : Inquiry Into Inquiry”]
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Directory:Jon_Awbrey/Papers/Propositional_Equation_Reasoning_Systems Jon Awbrey, “Propositional Equation Reasoning Systems”]
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Directory:Jon_Awbrey/Papers/Differential_Logic_:_Introduction Jon Awbrey, “Differential Logic : Introduction”]
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* [http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/DifferentialPropositionalCalculus.html Jon Awbrey, “Differential Propositional Calculus”]
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Directory:Jon_Awbrey/Papers/Differential_Logic_and_Dynamic_Systems_2.0 Jon Awbrey, “Differential Logic and Dynamic Systems”]
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==Document history==
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Portions of the above article were adapted from the following sources under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]], under other applicable licenses, or by permission of the copyright holders.
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science], [http://mywikibiz.com/ MyWikiBiz]
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* [http://mathweb.org/wiki/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science], [http://mathweb.org/wiki/ MathWeb Wiki]
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* [http://netknowledge.org/wiki/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science], [http://netknowledge.org/ NetKnowledge]
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* [http://wiki.oercommons.org/mediawiki/index.php/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science], [http://wiki.oercommons.org/ OER Commons]
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* [http://p2pfoundation.net/Descriptive_Science Descriptive Science], [http://p2pfoundation.net/ P2P Foundation]
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* [http://semanticweb.org/wiki/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science], [http://semanticweb.org/ Semantic Web]
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* [http://beta.wikiversity.org/wiki/Descriptive_science Descriptive Science], [http://beta.wikiversity.org/ Wikiversity Beta]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Descriptive_science&oldid=51990248 Descriptive Science], [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]
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Revision as of 11:12, 25 June 2010

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A descriptive science, also called a special science, is a form of inquiry, typically involving a community of inquiry and its accumulated body of provisional knowledge, that seeks to discover what is true about a recognized domain of phenomena.

Syllabus

Focal nodes

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Peer nodes

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Logical operators

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Related topics

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Relational concepts

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Information, Inquiry

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Related articles

Document history

Portions of the above article were adapted from the following sources under the GNU Free Documentation License, under other applicable licenses, or by permission of the copyright holders.

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