English-German translations for exact science

• exakte Wissenschaft die
  Die Wirtschaftspolitik ist keine exakte Wissenschaft. Economic policy is not an exact science.
  Wird die Medizin eines Tages eine exakte Wissenschaft sein? Will there come a day when medicine is an exact science?
  Die Wirtschaft ist jedoch keine exakte Wissenschaft, und es geht dabei nicht nur um Zahlen. Economics, however, is not an exact science and it is not just about numbers.

Definition of exact science

• A mathematical science, i.e. a field of science such as mathematics or mathematical physics which is capable of perfectly exact results based on rigorously formal methods
• A field of science such as physics or chemistry that is not perfectly exact, but still capable of highly quantitative results based on methods that are are not strictly rigorous, but still systematic and scrupulous

Related words

• hard science
• formal science
• natural science
• soft science
• social science