Scientists whose primary working field is a formal science: mathematics, computer science, statistics, logic or a related discipline built on abstract systems rather than direct empirical observation of the physical world. Includes mathematician-astronomers and mathematician-physicists whose most historically significant legacy is in the formal rather than the physical or life sciences.
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1. Wikipedia: Branches of science
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The branches of science, also referred to as sciences, scientific fields or scientific disciplines, are commonly divided into three major groups: Formal sciences...Natural sciences...Social sciences...
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