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'''Applied science''' is a [[discipline]] of [[science]] that applies existing scientific [[knowledge]] to develop more [[practical]] [[applications]], such as [[technology]] or [[inventions]].

'''Applied science''' is a [[discipline]] of [[science]] that applies existing scientific [[knowledge]] to develop more [[practical]] [[applications]], such as [[technology]] or [[inventions]].

Within [[natural science]], disciplines that are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_science basic science], also called pure science, develop [[information]] to [[predict]] and perhaps explain—thus somehow understand—[[phenomena]] in the natural world. Applied science applies the basic science toward [[practical]] endeavors. Applied science is typically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering engineering], which develops [[technology]], although there might be [[feedback]] between basic science and applied science: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_and_development research and development] (R&D).

Within [[natural science]], disciplines that are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_science basic science], also called pure science, develop [[information]] to [[predict]] and perhaps explain—thus somehow understand—[[phenomena]] in the natural world. Applied science applies the basic science toward [[practical]] endeavors. Applied science is typically [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering engineering], which develops [[technology]], although there might be [[feedback]] between basic science and applied science: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_and_development research and development] (R&D).

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_sciences Medical sciences], for instance [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_microbiology medical microbiology] and its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_virology clinical virology], are applied sciences that apply [[biology]] toward medical knowledge and inventions, but not necessarily medical technology, whose development is more specifically biomedicine or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomedical_engineering biomedical engineering]. Applied science can also apply formal science, such as [[statistics]] and [[probability]] theory, as in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology epidemiology]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_epidemiology Genetic epidemiology] is an applied science applying both biological and statistical [[methods]].

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_sciences Medical sciences], for instance [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_microbiology medical microbiology] and its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_virology clinical virology], are applied sciences that apply [[biology]] toward medical knowledge and inventions, but not necessarily medical technology, whose development is more specifically biomedicine or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomedical_engineering biomedical engineering]. Applied science can also apply formal science, such as [[statistics]] and [[probability]] theory, as in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology epidemiology]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_epidemiology Genetic epidemiology] is an applied science applying both biological and statistical [[methods]].

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_applied_sciences List of applied sciences]

*'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_applied_sciences List of applied sciences]

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