soft
- adjective
- /sɔft/
- Specialized
- So that spoke to me amazingly because psychology is often dismissed as a sort of soft science.
- soft numbers
- hard numbers vs. soft
- a soft approach
Or even the sociological or soft or human sciences, right?
- Or even the sociological or soft or human sciences, right?
- Actually, I think it's the softer sciences that are going to harden up.
- And so many of the statin trials, they want to talk about soft endpoints like cardiovascular events.
- Do I believe that astrology is a type of science, a soft science?
- So that spoke to me amazingly because psychology is often dismissed as a sort of soft science.
Examples
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And courts are already toughening up on soft scientific evidence, such as psychological testimony.
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Infusing these soft skills into education should begin at an early age.
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So gender would fall into the area of soft science, not hard science.
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And that is what soft matter science explores.
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On the other hand, soft skills are less tangible and usually require some thought or decision-making.
Academic text (1996) -
Table 2 presents the mean ratings for the 16 validated nontechnical competencies/soft-skill attributes.
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Many scholars believe that sociology is a soft science due to its reliance on subjective methods.
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Psychology is considered a soft science because it often deals with complex human behaviors that are hard to quantify.
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Fields like anthropology are categorized as soft sciences, focusing on qualitative research rather than strict experimental data.
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
Funds people give to parties or groups to influence elections instead of giving it directly to candidates
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Part at the back of the mouth that lifts to close the nose when you swallow or speak
- Informal
A weak part of a plan or organization that others can easily take advantage of
- NSFW
A drug with mild effects, for example cannabis, that does not often cause addiction
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A bullet with a soft tip that expands when it hits something to cause more damage
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A small brown insect that lives on plants, drinks their juice and weakens them
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A thick material of tiny particles that behaves like a solid and flows very slowly
- NSFW
A plan that makes people or machines stop working without causing death and without causing damage
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A weapon that is not meant to kill people and is used for training and to control crowds
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A metal that melts at low heat used to join metal parts, often in electronics
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A small insect with a soft, waxy covering that lives on plant stems and leaves
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A small blood-sucking animal without a hard shell on its back that bites animals and birds
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A Cyrillic letter that makes the consonant before it sound with the tongue near the roof of the mouth
- Australian
A tall fern with a trunk and feathery leaves that grows in cool, shady places
A medium-sized Irish dog with a soft, light brown coat and a very hairy head
A water turtle with a flat soft shell that lives in rivers and lakes and bites hard
How Rigorous
Surface Forms
Etymology
A soft piece of evidence is called that because 'soft' originally meant 'not firm' or 'weak', so this kind of evidence is less solid and often based on stories or opinions rather than hard facts.