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life science vs. physical science

life science

noun

  • life sciences
    plural

  1. any science that deals with living organisms, their life processes, and their interrelationships, as biology, medicine, or ecology.

physical science

noun

  • physical sciences
    plural

  1. any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy.

  2. these sciences collectively.