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'''Nature''', in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the [[phenomena]] of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of [[science]]. Although humans are part of nature, human activity is often understood as a separate category from other natural phenomena. The word nature is borrowed from the Old French nature and is derived from the Latin word natura, or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth". In [[philosophy]], natura is mostly used as the Latin translation of the Greek word physis, which originally related to the intrinsic characteristics of plants, animals, and other features of the world to develop of their own accord. | '''Nature''', in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the [[phenomena]] of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of [[nature]] is a large, if not the only, part of [[science]]. Although humans are part of [[nature]], human activity is often understood as a separate category from other natural phenomena. The word [[nature]] is borrowed from the Old French [[nature]] and is derived from the Latin word natura, or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth". In [[philosophy]], natura is mostly used as the Latin translation of the Greek word physis, which originally related to the intrinsic characteristics of plants, animals, and other features of the world to develop of their own accord. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 17 February 2023
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are part of nature, human activity is often understood as a separate category from other natural phenomena. The word nature is borrowed from the Old French nature and is derived from the Latin word natura, or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth". In philosophy, natura is mostly used as the Latin translation of the Greek word physis, which originally related to the intrinsic characteristics of plants, animals, and other features of the world to develop of their own accord.