Data Science
nounverified·updated Aug 28, 2026
Interdisciplinary science that uses statistics, algorithms, and other methods to extract meaningful and useful patterns from data sets—sometimes known as “big data.” Today, machine learning is often used in this field. Next to analysis of data, data science is also concerned with the capturing, preparation, and interpretation of data.
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Senses
NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework
Methodology for the synthesis of useful knowledge directly from data through a process of discovery or of hypothesis formulation and hypothesis testing.
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Variants
- synonym
- artificial intelligence (AI)machine learning (ML)
- plural
- Data Sciences
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- Data Science's
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- Data Sciences'