rocket science

American  

noun

1. rocketry.

2. something requiring great intelligence, especially mathematical ability.

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rocket science British  

noun

1. informal an activity requiring considerable intelligence and ability (esp in the phrase not exactly rocket science )

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Other Word Forms

• rocket scientist noun

Example Sentences

"It is not rocket science. The pitch wasn't seaming everywhere, it was just holding a little bit – that's why England won the toss and had a bowl."

From BBC

Addressing these problems isn’t rocket science.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m filing another complaint about this thing today. Lockers should open. It shouldn’t be rocket science.”

From Literature

A blue-ribbon panel concluded that the human spaceflight program was on an unsustainable path: “It is perpetuating the perilous practice of pursuing goals that do not match allocated resources. Space operations are among the most complex and unforgiving pursuits ever undertaken by humans. It really is rocket science.”

From Slate

But recruiting the best players in your own backyard, as Carroll saw it, wasn’t really rocket science.

From Los Angeles Times