pseudoscience
/ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns/
a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method
pseudoscience in a sentence
“Astrology is often considered a pseudoscience.”
Origin of pseudoscience
Greek pseudo- false + Latin scientia knowledge from scire to know
Related Words
quantitative
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something
hypothesis
a proposed explanation based on limited evidence as a starting point for investigation
empirical
based on observation or experience rather than theory or logic
paradigm
a typical example or pattern of something; a worldview underlying theories
axiom
a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference
postulate
a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning