basic research
Knowledge for itself
Basic research is scientific investigation aimed at expanding knowledge without immediate practical application in mind.
The goal is understanding how things work rather than solving a specific problem: The university prioritizes basic research over product development.
Distinguished from applied research, which targets specific practical outcomes.
Also called pure research or fundamental research.
- fundamentalForming the base
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
- ivory towerSheltered intellectual enclave
- discoveryAct of finding something
- academicRelating to education or theory
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- researchstudy, archive, peer review, investigating, citation
- research methodsexperiment, hypothesis, deduction, experiments, induction
- R&DR&D, r and d, lab work, scientists, experiments
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- innovationinnovation, invention, innovative, innovate, breakthrough
- Policyeconomic policy, public policy, energy policy, tax policy, domestic policy
basic researchapplied research
Investigation targeting specific problems
product development · industrial research · development · applied science · engineering
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