Definitions for science fiction
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1. science fictionnoun

   literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society

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1. science fictionnoun

   A genre of fiction in which scientific and technological issues feature prominently, especially including scenarios in which speculative but unproven scientific advances are accepted as fact, and usually set at some time in the future, or in some distant region of the universe.

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1. science fictionnoun

   Fiction in which advanced technology and/or science is a key element.

2. science fictionnoun

   Technology which, while theoretically possible, is not yet practical.

3. Etymology: Apparently coined in 1851 by W. Wilson.

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1. Science fiction

   Science fiction (sometimes shortened to sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction sometimes serves as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction has predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon.Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has become popular and influential over much of the world. It has been called the "literature of ideas", and often explores the potential consequences of scientific, social, and technological innovations. Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society and explore alternatives. It is also often said to inspire a "sense of wonder".

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1. science fiction

   Science fiction is a genre of literature, film, and other forms of media that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life. Its narratives often explore potential consequences of scientific and other innovations, allowing for speculative and often philosophical exploration of the human condition.

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1. Science Fiction

   Science fiction is a genre of fiction with imaginative but more or less plausible content such as settings in the future, futuristic science and technology, space travel, parallel universes, aliens, and paranormal abilities. Exploring the consequences of scientific innovations is one purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas". Science fiction has been used by authors as a device to discuss philosophical ideas such as identity, desire, morality, and social structure. Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possible worlds or futures. It is similar to, but differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically established or scientifically postulated laws of nature. The settings for science fiction are often contrary to consensus reality, but most science fiction relies on a considerable degree of suspension of disbelief, which is facilitated in the reader's mind by potential scientific explanations or solutions to various fictional elements. Science fiction elements include: ⁕A time setting in the future, in alternative timelines, or in a historical past that contradicts known facts of history or the archaeological record.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of science fiction in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of science fiction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of science fiction in a Sentence

1. Charles El Mir:

   It may sound like science fiction but a great deal of research considers asteroid collisions, for example, if there's an asteroid coming at earth, are we better off breaking it into small pieces, or nudging it to go a different direction ? And if the latter, how much force should we hit it with to move it away without causing it to break ?

2. Theodore Roszak:

   The question grows more troubling with each passing year how much of what yesterday's science fiction regarded as unspeakably dreadful has become today's award-winning research

3. Isaac Asimov:

   Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today -- but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all.

4. Julia Hallisy:

   You sound like a crazy person -- that your family member was held hostage in an American hospital, people can't believe that would happen. It's like the stuff of a science fiction story.

5. Max Popp:

   Science fiction gave many valuable ideas of what habitable climates could look like in the past when planetary climates were not well understood, in recent years, three-dimensional climate simulations have allowed scientists to gain a better understanding of the range of possible habitable climates. So I hope that the scientific insights on habitable climates will now make their way back into film and literature.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=science fiction
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=science fiction
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Science_Fiction
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Fiction
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=science fiction