data science

[dey-tuh sahy-uhns, dat-uh]

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a field that deals with advanced data analytics and modeling, using mathematics, statistics, programming, and machine learning to extract valuable, often predictive information from large data sets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of data science¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

One higher-education contact in the Boston region reported that fewer students wanted to study fields such as data science out of concern that AI will replace those jobs.

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In 2003, LeCun started teaching computer science at New York University, and later he became the founding director of NYU’s Center for Data Science.

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"Mitigating stellar activity noise required not just cutting-edge instrumentation and telescope access, but also customizing the data science methods for the specific needs of this star and combination of instruments. The combination of exquisite data and state-of-the art statistical methods enabled our interdisciplinary team to transform data into an exciting discovery that paves the way for future observatories to search for evidence of life beyond our solar system."

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Coatue also spends $45 million a year on data science research, pulling together near real-time information from credit card and email receipt transactions, web traffic, and social media trends.

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I find it unreal that the only science that is not questioned these days is data science.

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