Science originated from mathematics, which came into being earlier than science. Four ancient civilizations and ancient Greece all produced mathematics more than 5000 years ago. The seeds of science came into being when mathematics flourished, and science came into being after the European ideological and cultural movement from the middle of14th century to the beginning of17th century.

Science is an orderly knowledge system based on the testable explanation and prediction of the form and organization of objective things, and it is systematic and formulaic knowledge.