This definition of Arabic science provides a sense that there are many distinguishing factors to contrast with science of the Western hemisphere regarding physical location, culture, and language, though there are also several similarities in the goals pursued by scientists of the Middle Ages, and in the origins of thinking from which both were derived.
Definisi sains Arab ini memberi kesan bahwa ada banyak faktor pembeda yang kontras dengan sains barat mengenai lokasi fisik, budaya, dan bahasa, meskipun ada juga beberapa kesamaan tujuan yang berusaha dicapai oleh ilmuwan Abad Pertengahan, dan awal mula pemikiran asal keduanya diturunkan.