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rocket science

 
 
noun [U]

Definition

TRANSPORT the scientific study of rockets: The technology encompasses rocket science and jet engines.
(it's) not rocket science informal used to say that you do not think that something is very difficult to do or to understand: Choosing the best pension provider is not rocket science.
(Definition of rocket science noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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