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data science

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An interdisciplinary field about scientific methods, processes and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: sciences

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Broader terms: science

History

Etymology

Popularized by DJ Patil and Jeff Hammerbacher, 2000s.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 數據科學 /数据科学 (shùjù kēxué) — field
  • Finnish: datatiede — field
  • French: science des données — field
  • German: Datenwissenschaft — field
  • Italian: scienza dei dati — field
  • Japanese: データ科学 — field
  • Japanese: データサイエンス — field
  • Polish: danologia — field
  • Portuguese: ciência de dados — field
  • Spanish: ciencia de datos — field