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===Sciences===

{{seealso|Wikipedia:Scientific citation guidelines}}

Scientific outlines can be particularly hard to develop, given their (usually) highly technical nature and interrelated basis of shared knowledge. For this reason, extra care must be taken to ensure a balance between comprehensiveness and clarity.

A science can be defined as one that is able to be verified via the [[scientific method]], which entails verification of natural phenomena through repeated experimentation. Most modern sciences are based on a set of "core" principles that are practically considered fact in the given scientific community. These can range from mathematic equations (for example the [[Avogadro constant]] is constantly used in [[molecular chemistry]]) to scientific theories (the principles of [[evolution]]/[[natural selection]] are a basis for all [[ecology|ecological]] sciences). These should be included in the outline to illustrate the basis for the science's development.

'''Layout'''

Examples of some sections and subsections that could be included are:

* ''Measurement tools'' – physical tools that are often used in the field to quantify a measurement

* ''Modeling'' – useful if the science is one that uses or is studied by models, could be further divided by the type of phenomena being studied or the type of equation, for example