rocket science

noun

1. rocketry.

2. something requiring great intelligence, especially mathematical ability.

rocket science

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• rocket scientist noun

Example Sentences

“Nutrition isn’t rocket science; it’s harder,” Ms. Belluz and Mr. Hall note in a chapter that questions the mania for supplements, which are taken by about 60% of American adults.

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"When I get the whites out with the blazer on, I look up to the sky more than anything. It's not rocket science," he said.

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At one of his early extradition hearings the sheriff commented that advancing the case shouldn't be "rocket science".

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The basic principle isn’t rocket science: Everything is easier when it’s on a schedule.

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"It isn't rocket science. It is just investing that time in building those relationships."

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