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imported>Derek Hodges
(I'm told these need to be one sentence.)
imported>Hayford Peirce
(minor editing -- and that is as good a definition as I have seen in 50 years of reading and hearing learned types argue bitterly about what the definition is)
 
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A story telling [[genre]] which presents alternatives to what is currently considered scientifically possible or which extrapolates from present-day knowledge.
A story-telling [[genre]] that presents alternatives to what is currently considered scientifically possible or that extrapolates from present-day knowledge.

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A definition or brief description of Science fiction.

A story-telling genre that presents alternatives to what is currently considered scientifically possible or that extrapolates from present-day knowledge.