Science of Science
As Chintu was enjoying the sweetness of Jalebi at a family festival, his father suddenly introduced him to an old guy who is supposed to be his father’s uncle. Without any formalities, Mr. Old guy started his barrage of questions. Old Guy: What are you studying these days? Chintu: 12th Science Old Guy: haha, Ok define science? That was KO for Chintu. He understood concepts in science and learned how to apply them to solve questions, but he never thought of defining Science. As a supportive audience of our protagonist Chintu’s life, let's try to help him. Before we take to attempt to define Science (or anything in general), it is wise to define a definition first, i.e., understand what a good definition is. A good definition is a statement with a set of characteristics/properties/information that uniquely identifies the thing that it is trying to define. Let's say you want to define what is fire. If you say it is hot, bright, and emits light, it doesn't uniquely ...