science fiction
noun
: fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component
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Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The longevity industry is no longer science fiction.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Google Founder's Flying Taxis Set to Launch in New Zealand
By
Theo Burman
Live News Reporter
Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member
news article
3
One of the biggest staples of science fiction, the flying car, could soon be taking to the skies.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Scattered but often intriguing, Season 6 marked both an improvement on its predecessor and a departure from the series’ typically grim, ironic, dystopian science fiction.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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