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Disciplines

The recognized fields of scientific study the atlas organizes scientists, theories and findings under, from physics to genomics, drawn from the standard branches of science: physical, life, earth and formal. It excludes individual theories, experiments or scientists themselves, which belong to their own categories and carry a discipline connection rather than being one.

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1. Online Etymology Dictionary: discipline
Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary, discipline entry, sense 2
Quote, Online Etymology Dictionary, discipline entry, sense 2
The meaning "branch of instruction or education" is attested by late 14c.
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Condensed Matter Physics (Wikipedia)
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Earth Science (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia: Nuclear physics
WikipediaContains: Nuclear PhysicsView the Source
Biophysics (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: BiophysicsView the Source
Wikipedia: Molecular biology
WikipediaContains: Molecular BiologyView the Source
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