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What is the definition of engineering according to the American Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD)?

The creative application of scientific principles to forecast the behavior of systems under specific operating conditions.
The operation of structures and machines with full cognizance of their design.
The application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes. (correct)
The study of natural science and mathematics to solve technical problems.

What does the term 'engineering' derive from?

Latin ingenium, meaning 'invention'
Latin ingenium, meaning 'cleverness' (correct)
Latin ingeniare, meaning 'clever contrivance'
Latin ingeniare, meaning 'to devise'

What does modern engineering comprise?

Only the subfields related to vehicles and electronics
Only the subfields related to infrastructure and machinery
Many subfields including infrastructure, machinery, vehicles, electronics, materials, and energy systems (correct)
A single subfield focusing on applied mathematics and applied science

What is the discipline of engineering?

<p>A broad range of more specialized fields with specific emphasis on particular areas of applied mathematics and applied science (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers