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Study of cognition leading to behaviour
techniques). Behavioural science has its roots in the systematic study of human and animal behaviour, shaped by work in psychology, behavioural neuroscience
Behavioural_sciences
Branch of science that studies society and its relationships
interpretivism, structuralism, and behaviouralism, realism, pluralism, and institutionalism. Political science, as one of the social sciences, uses methods and techniques
Social_science
Application of respondent and operant conditioning to change behavior
"'Recalling hidden harms': autistic experiences of childhood applied behavioural analysis (ABA)" (PDF). Advances in Autism. 7 (4): 269–282. doi:10.1108/AIA-04-2020-0025
Applied_behavior_analysis
University in Singapore
2018, the School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS) was renamed the School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences (SHBS). In January 2017, SUSS School
Singapore University of Social Sciences
Singapore_University_of_Social_Sciences
British behavioural scientist (born 1968)
Professor of Behavioural Science in the Department in Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is Director
Paul Dolan (behavioural scientist)
Paul_Dolan_(behavioural_scientist)
Unit of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation
approaches to reduce cybercrime through technological advances. Computer sciences and cybersecurity have applied this by using Intrusion Detection Systems
Behavioral_Analysis_Unit
UK-based social engineering organisation
field of behavioural economics. These teams include the Behavioural Insights Unit (BIU) in the New South Wales Government and the Behavioural Economics
Behavioural_Insights_Team
British health psychologist
the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at the University of Cambridge, Fellow and director of studies for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at Christ's
Theresa_Marteau
Academic journal
The Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science (French: Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
Canadian_Journal_of_Behavioural_Science
Academic journal
(University of Putra Malaysia). It covers all aspects of social and behavioural sciences as well as the humanities. The editor-in-chief is Puvaneswaran Kunasekaran
Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities
Pertanika_Journal_of_Social_Sciences_&_Humanities
Concept in behavioral economics, political theory and behavioral sciences
government followed suit, forming the Behavioural Economics Team of Australia (BETA) as the "central unit for applying behavioural insights...to public policy."
Nudge_theory
Systematic endeavour to gain knowledge
Modern science is typically divided into two – or three – major branches: the natural sciences, which study the physical world, and the social sciences, which
Science
Research center in Uttar Pradesh, India
Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (also known as CBCS) is an independent research center dedicated to the study of cognitive science and neuroscience
Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences
Centre_of_Behavioural_and_Cognitive_Sciences
Field that examines the role of genetic and environmental influences on human behaviour
environmental influences on human behaviour. Classically, human behavioural geneticists have studied the inheritance of behavioural traits. The field was originally
Human_behaviour_genetics
British behavioural scientist and writer (born 1965)
English professor of behavioural sciences at the Warwick Business School in London. He heads the organisation's behavioural science group, the largest of
Nick_Chater
Public research university in Five Islands, Antigua and Barbuda
Schools of Humanities and Education; Management, Sciences and Technology; and Health and Behavioural Sciences. The UWI Five Islands campus is sited 7.5 km
University of the West Indies at Five Islands
University_of_the_West_Indies_at_Five_Islands
Genetic characteristic
Genetic predisposition can also have an impact on psychological and behavioural phenotypes, as well as physical. An individual's predisposition towards
Genetic_predisposition
Public university in Australia
of Arts and Education Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences Faculty of Science and Health As of January 2025[update] schools and centres
Charles_Sturt_University
Italian legal scholar (1909–2004)
Behavioural Sciences, 2nd ed., Elsevier, 2015. p. 714. "Norberto Bobbio". 9 February 2023. "Norberto Bobbio – Balzan Prize Law and Political Science"
Norberto_Bobbio
Research method
Taylor, C.J.; Holmes, W.J.; Boon, R.A.; Round, M.D. (7 September 2023). Behavioural Analytics: Mathematics of the Mind (PDF). 7th IMA Conference on Mathematics
Behavior_informatics
Psychological mechanisms against disease
Psychological Science. 20 (2): 99–103. doi:10.1177/0963721411402596. ISSN 0963-7214. S2CID 39930315. Schaller M (December 2011). "The behavioural immune system
Behavioral_immune_system
American political scientist (1915–2014)
of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2nd ed. Vol. 5, Elsevier, p. 656; David Mayhew, "A Biographical Memoir". National Academy of Sciences, 2018, p. 3.
Robert_Dahl
Academic journal
History of the Behavioral Sciences is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the history of social and behavioral sciences. It was established
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
Journal_of_the_History_of_the_Behavioral_Sciences
associated with more aggressive behaviors. Anthropological criminology Behavioural genetics Seville Statement Bouchard, Thomas J. (2004). "Genetic Influence
Genetics_of_aggression
Study of genetic-environment interactions influencing behaviour
Behavioural genetics, also referred to as behaviour genetics, is a field of scientific research that uses genetic methods to investigate the nature and
Behavioural_genetics
Negative emotions due to paying for a good or service
Marketing Science, 17(1), 4-28. Zellermayer, O. (1996). The pain of paying. (Doctoral dissertation). Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie
Pain_of_paying
sections: Biology and Medicine, Chemistry, Physics and Technology and Human Sciences. As of April 2024, the following Max Planck Institutes and Research Units
List_of_Max_Planck_Institutes
Research institute in the Netherlands
Social Sciences (NIAS) in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is an independent research institute in the field of the humanities and social and behavioural sciences founded
Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
Netherlands_Institute_for_Advanced_Study
Book by Desmond Morris
society, the sublime explorations that make up science and the humanities, as well as the horrible behaviours of this same society such as war, slavery and
The_Human_Zoo_(book)
Field of design concerned with the influence of design on behavior
theories of behavioural change, including the division into personal, behavioural, and environmental characteristics as drivers for behaviour change. Areas
Behavioural_design
Public university in Amsterdam, Netherlands
organised into seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Science, Law, Medicine, Dentistry. Close ties are harbored
University_of_Amsterdam
Method of examining human decision-making
The bounds of reason: Game theory and the unification of the behavioral sciences. Princeton University Press. Osborne, M. J., & Rubinstein, A. (1994). A
Behavioral_game_theory
Factors influencing economic decisions
(November 1, 2017). "Behavioural economics is also useful in macroeconomics". Bernheim, Douglas; Rangel, Antonio (2008). "Behavioural public economics".
Behavioral_economics
Undertakers of the insect world
The term was introduced in 1958 by E.O. Wilson and his colleagues. The behaviour was however known from before with Pliny making the claim that ants were
Necrophoresis
Large, domesticated, cloven-hooved herbivores
and calves during separation on their post-separation behavioural". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 166: 11–19. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2015.03.002. Archived
Cattle
International book publisher
Press. Early on JKP published books pertaining to the social sciences and behavioural sciences, with special attention to art therapy and autism spectrum
Jessica_Kingsley_Publishers
Study of mental functions and behaviors
of broad scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social sciences. A professional practitioner or researcher involved in the discipline is
Psychology
Study of human behavior and cultural diversity
Borgerhoff Mulder, M. & Schacht, R. (2012). Human Behavioural Ecology. Nature Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Hames, R. (2001). Human Behavioral Ecology. International
Human_behavioral_ecology
Process of assigning numbers to objects or events
However, in other fields such as statistics as well as the social and behavioural sciences, measurements can have multiple levels, which would include nominal
Measurement
How psychological biases shape investor behaviour and financial markets
trading behaviour. Quantitative behavioural finance is a new discipline that uses mathematical and statistical methodology to understand behavioural biases
Behavioural_finance
Study of problem-solving in human organizations
has quotations related to Management science. Fayolism Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences John von Neumann Theory Prize Managerial
Management_science
Academic journal
schedule in 1997. "Behavioral and Brain Sciences". 2022 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science/Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2022. Harnad
Behavioral_and_Brain_Sciences
49.4098299°N 8.6861853°E / 49.4098299; 8.6861853 The Faculty of Behavioural Sciences and Empirical Cultural Studies is one of twelve faculties at the
Heidelberg University Faculty of Behavioural Sciences and Empirical Cultural Sciences
Heidelberg_University_Faculty_of_Behavioural_Sciences_and_Empirical_Cultural_Sciences
British philosopher
School of Economics and Political Science. Birch's work addresses the philosophy of biology and behavioural sciences, especially questions concerning sentience
Jonathan_Birch_(philosopher)
Internally coordinated responses of dogs to internal and external stimuli
animal-like objects. This emotion may feed into other behavioural problems, manifest as attention-seeking behaviour, withdrawing from social activity, or aggression
Dog_behavior
Indian government think tank
Communication Strategy. https://csbc.org.in/upload/Behavioural-change-communication-strategy.pdf Niti Aayog, Behavioural Insights Unit of India, Ministry of Jal
NITI_Aayog
Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar
Sustainable Development. The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Cognitive-Crcs: 405–412. doi:10.15405/epsbs.2019.05.02.40. "Election
Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency
Kishanganj_Lok_Sabha_constituency
Dutch learned society
astronomy, life sciences, and engineering sciences) Humanities and Social Sciences (humanities, law, behavioural sciences and social sciences) Both departments
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Royal_Netherlands_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
Canadian professor of evolutionary psychology (born 1964)
he held the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioural Sciences and Darwinian Consumption. He has also held visiting professorships
Gad_Saad
Subdiscipline of psychology
and neural systems for endogenous and exogenous spatial attention". Behavioural Brain Research. 237: 107–123. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2012.09.027. PMID 23000534
Cognitive_psychology
Behavioural contrast phenomenon
The Crespi effect is a behavioural contrast phenomenon observed in classical conditioning in which a conditioned response changes disproportionately to
Crespi_effect
Practice of teaching behaviors to dogs
with help of the shock collar: short and long term behavioural effects". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 85 (3): 319–334. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2003.10
Dog_training
1974. The social organisation of antelope in relation to their ecology. Behaviour, 48, 215–268. Jovani R, Mavor R 2011. Group size versus individual group
Group_size_measures
American psychiatrist
Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences and taught there till 1985 when he became an adjunct associate professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences and pharmacology
Stephen_Stahl
Compulsive eating of non-food items
"Factors affecting pica in the domestic cat". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. Behavioural Problems of Small Animals. 52 (3): 373–379. doi:10.1016/S0168-1591(96)01136-7
Pica_(disorder)
Social Science Council (ISSC) was an international non-governmental organization promoting the social sciences, including the economic and behavioural sciences
International Social Science Council
International_Social_Science_Council
Branch of psychology
biologically based behavioural patterns (temperament traits and symptoms of psychiatric disorders). Other sets of methods include behavioural experiments, to
Differential_psychology
Behavioral Sciences Team (SBST) was established in the US by Executive Order #13707 on September 15, 2015. The Social and Behavioral Sciences Team was a
Social and Behavioral Sciences Team
Social_and_Behavioral_Sciences_Team
Animal behavior
"Dustbathing as related to proximal and distal feather lipids in laying hens". Behavioural Processes. 26 (2–3): 177–188. doi:10.1016/0376-6357(92)90012-3. PMID 24924327
Dust_bathing
Indian actor and theatre director
other industries. As theatre and films deal with advanced levels of behavioural sciences which can be life changing, these workshops are based on the foundations
Neeraj_Kabi
Canadian communications initiative
19 to Zero is a Canadian not-for-profit behavioural sciences initiative based in Calgary, Alberta. Hosted at the University of Calgary, the public–private
19_to_Zero
Interactive process to develop communication strategies
group. Social marketing has been described as a tool for sustainable behaviour change. SBCC has proven effective in several health areas, such as increasing
Social and behavior change communication
Social_and_behavior_change_communication
Explaining the brain's abilities through statistical principles
optimal prescribed by Bayesian statistics. This term is used in behavioural sciences and neuroscience and studies associated with this term often strive
Bayesian approaches to brain function
Bayesian_approaches_to_brain_function
Behavior of cats
landing on its feet. Adult cats are able to make use of pinch-induced behavioural inhibition to induce a "freeze reflex" in their young, which enables
Cat_behavior
Sexual behavior of non-human animals
behavioural ecology, the term "mating system" is used to describe the ways in which animal societies are structured in relation to sexual behaviour.
Animal_sexual_behaviour
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
Social Function of Tail Up in the Domestic Cat (Felis silvestris catus)". Behavioural Processes. 80 (1): 60–66. doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2008.09.008. PMID 18930121
Cat
School in Helsinki, Finland
state of Finland. The school is a separate unit of the Faculty of behavioural sciences at the University of Helsinki. The school is considered one of the
Normal_Lyceum_of_Helsinki
Topics referred to by the same term
tissue Social construct Construct (psychology), a label used in behavioural sciences for a domain of behaviors an alternative name for a concrete category
Construct
Health and Safety psychology
A. Antoniou (Eds.), New directions in organizational psychology and behavioural medicine (pp. 7–24). Washington, DC: Gower Publishing. Mayo, E. (1933)
Occupational health psychology
Occupational_health_psychology
Dutch sociologist
Same-Sex Relations Crossculturally at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. The area of study was established
Saskia_Wieringa
absence. As some of the behaviours presented by the canine could be related to other medical or behavioural problems, behavioural response characteristics
Separation_anxiety_in_dogs
Danish business school
Business Economics, Management, Political Science, Law, Business Communication, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences and Department of Business Development
Aarhus University School of Business and Social Sciences
Aarhus_University_School_of_Business_and_Social_Sciences
Multinational artificial intelligence company
with Final Mile to combine data science with behavioral science In March 2018, Fractal Analytics acquired behavioural architecture company Final Mile
Fractal_Analytics
Branch of psychology
popular among children in its variant known as "play therapy". Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) aims to influence thought and cognition (Beck, 1977). This
Abnormal_psychology
Study of consumption of goods and services
ethnology, marketing, and economics (especially behavioural economics). The study of consumer behaviour formally investigates individual qualities such
Consumer_behaviour
Active listening in a professional environment
listening – Communication strategy Appreciative listening – Listening behaviour targeting media for enjoyment Anderson. P.A. (2008). Nonverbal Communication
Workplace_listening
stimuli". Fixed action patterns are now considered to be instinctive behavioural sequences that are relatively invariant within the species and that almost
Animal_behaviour
Institute of higher education in Israel
innovation and entrepreneurship, educational consulting, computer science, behavioural sciences, family studies, and various interdisciplinary programs. The
College of Management Academic Studies
College_of_Management_Academic_Studies
American professor
Leanne M. Williams is a professor in psychiatry and behavioural sciences at Stanford University. She is also the founding director of the Stanford Center
Leanne_M._Williams
Process of presenting a topic to an audience
11-13 April 2016, Kedah, Malaysia. European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences. Vol. 14. Future Academy. pp. 189–197. doi:10.15405/epsbs.2016.08
Presentation
Study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare
a definition of health psychology as "the study of psychological and behavioural processes in health, illness and healthcare" was proposed. The Health
Health_psychology
Study of professional meetings
Meeting science is an emerging scientific discipline dedicated to the study, analysis, and optimization of professional meetings. Its primary goal is
Meeting_science
Public university in the Netherlands
Governance and Global Affairs Humanities Law Medicine / LUMC Science Social and Behavioural sciences Most of the university's departments offer their degree
Leiden_University
Scientific study of psychological changes in humans over the course of their lives
1921". The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 66 (6): 699–707. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr059. hdl:20.500
Developmental_psychology
British commercial publishing group
in humanities, social sciences, behavioural sciences, law and education, and the CRC Press imprint for its publishing in science, technology, engineering
Taylor_&_Francis
Things associated with unlawful behavior
Account for SES Effects on Health?". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 896 (1): 131–144. Bibcode:1999NYASA.896..131B. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632
Correlates_of_crime
Scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
involving the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Anthropology builds upon knowledge from natural sciences, including the discoveries about
Anthropology
Public university in Harare, Zimbabwe
Environment, Law, Science, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Veterinary Sciences and Medicine and Health Sciences. It offers a wide variety of degree programmes
University_of_Zimbabwe
Personality disorder
specificity of pathological gambling". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 33: 1082–1086. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.01.289. Falck RS, Wang J, Carlson
Antisocial personality disorder
Antisocial_personality_disorder
Branch of psychology
statecraft: The career of Elton Mayo and the development of the social sciences in America, 1920–1940. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses; 1992; ProQuest
Industrial and organizational psychology
Industrial_and_organizational_psychology
Academic journal
Research and Behavioral Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for theory and research in the fields of systems sciences and cybernetics. It is
Systems Research and Behavioral Science
Systems_Research_and_Behavioral_Science
Bond formed between animals of different species
humans and dogs including functional and behavioural traits. Sociality, the ability to perform synchronized behaviour and complex constructive skills have
Interspecies_friendship
Unrecognized syndrome related to child sexual abuse
theory had been used inappropriately as a diagnostic method for both behavioural sciences and criminal trials. According to Mary de Young, CSAAS was invoked
Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome
Child_sexual_abuse_accommodation_syndrome
Behaviour and welfare of confined or domesticated animals
rapidly expanded to cover all applied aspects of Ethology and other Behavioural Sciences, which are relevant to many human-animal interactions, such as farming
International Society for Applied Ethology
International_Society_for_Applied_Ethology
Advertising executive, published author and speaker
Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). In 2012, Sutherland founded the behavioural science practice within the Ogilvy Group, whose goal is to develop marketing
Rory Sutherland (advertising executive)
Rory_Sutherland_(advertising_executive)
Indian defence training college
attending to various affairs of the institution. The Faculty of Behavioural Sciences is responsible for the various courses and programs conducted by
College_of_Defence_Management
Study of election administration
2023-02-10. "BS in Data Sciences in Political Science". American University. Retrieved 2023-02-10. "Data Science Track | Political Science". politicalscience
Election_science
Most common behavior for a person or social group
Tononi: 2011 Allen Institute for Brain Science Symposium". In search of sleep function. Allan Institute for Brain Science. Archived from the original on December
Normality_(behavior)
Study of animal behaviour
Introduction to Behavioural Ecology (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4443-3949-9. "What it means when animals have beliefs". ScienceDaily. 17 June
Ethology
German political scientist
faculty member at the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. She has written extensively on issues related to international relations
Annette_Freyberg-Inan
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Simple Behaviour
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
Friend; Good Behaviour
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Nature; Behaviour
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Arabic, Muslim
More Appropriate; Behaviour
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Muslim
Spirit, Soul, Good behaviour, Purity
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Great Behaviour; Never Lies
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Policy; Good Behaviour
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Indian, Sanskrit
Character; Nature; Behaviour
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Modesty; Good Behaviour
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Serpent who Symbolises Time; Good Behaviour
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n.
To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
n.
The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving; -- identified with the Grecian Pallas Athene.
n.
That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of the methods by which, in accordance with these relations, quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative relations.
n.
An institution organized and incorporated for the purpose of imparting instruction, examining students, and otherwise promoting education in the higher branches of literature, science, art, etc., empowered to confer degrees in the several arts and faculties, as in theology, law, medicine, music, etc. A university may exist without having any college connected with it, or it may consist of but one college, or it may comprise an assemblage of colleges established in any place, with professors for instructing students in the sciences and other branches of learning.
n.
The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines.
n.
One versed in many sciences; a person of various learning.
n.
The course of sciences read in the schools.
n.
The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship.
superl.
Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.
a.
Pertaining to, connected with, or dependent upon, both mechanics and chemistry; -- said especially of those sciences which treat of such phenomena as seem to depend on the laws both of mechanics and chemistry, as electricity and magnetism.
n.
The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.
n.
The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Hence, a work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or of mechanics. See Encyclopedia.
n.
That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification.
a.
Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences.
n.
The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences.
n.
One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the plural.
a.
Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of the nature of a cyclopedia; hence, of great range, extent, or amount; as, a man of cyclopedic knowledge.
n.
The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.
a.
Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; -- applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are taught with especial reference to their practical application; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products.