research
Seeking new knowledge
Research can be a noun or a verb whose meanings are connected with investigating in order to gain knowledge: The department’s research is currently focused on how the brain processes spoken language. She has been researching a treatment for a rare genetic disorder.
The noun can also mean the results of an investigation, and it is often used with verbs such as indicate, show, suggest, find, and reveal: Research suggests that international visitors want to explore beyond the main tourist attractions.
Higher education institution
- professorSenior university teacher
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
postdoc · tenure · faculty · journal · publication · citation · monograph · seminar
Testable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- controlAuthority to direct
experiment · empirical · qualitative · quantitative · fieldwork · survey · interview · observation
Facts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- regressionReturn to former state
- findingsConclusions from investigation
results · interpretation · conclusion · evidence · measurement · statistical · coding · thematic
Creating something original
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- commercializationProfit-driven market introduction
translational · R&D · laboratory · proof-of-concept · implementation · spinoff · real-world
Stored historical documents
- catalogOrdered list of items
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- periodicalsRecurring printed publications
bibliography · abstract · indexing · repository · retrieval · stacks · interlibrary · digitization
Sudden important advance
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- findingConclusion from investigation
- discoveryAct of finding something
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
advancement · novelty · eureka · serendipity · unearthing · detecting · pioneering · contribution
Request for information
- probeThorough examination or tool
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- fact-findingSeeking verified information
vetting · interrogation · forensics · surveillance · intelligence · detective · sleuthing · reconnaissance
university
Higher education institution
- professorSenior university teacher
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
doctorate · postdoc · tenure · faculty · journal · publication · citation · monograph · seminar · colloquium
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
control · experiment · empirical · qualitative · quantitative · fieldwork · survey · interview · observation · longitudinal
data
Facts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- regressionReturn to former state
findings · results · interpretation · conclusion · evidence · measurement · statistical · coding · thematic · triangulation
innovation
Creating something original
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- developmentProgress toward maturity
commercialization · translational · R&D · laboratory · proof-of-concept · implementation · spinoff · real-world
archives
Stored historical documents
- catalogOrdered list of items
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
periodicals · bibliography · abstract · indexing · repository · retrieval · stacks · interlibrary · digitization
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- findingConclusion from investigation
- discoveryAct of finding something
revelation · advancement · novelty · eureka · serendipity · unearthing · detecting · pioneering · contribution · original
inquiry
Request for information
- probeThorough examination or tool
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
fact-finding · vetting · interrogation · forensics · surveillance · intelligence · detective · sleuthing · reconnaissance · audit
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- sciencebiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- schoolworkhomework, assignment, assignments, reading, essays
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- science termsbiology, chemistry, physics, math, experiment
researchguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
speculation · conjecture · assumption · guessing · wild guess
researchignorance
Absence of knowledge
neglect · willful ignorance · ignore · disregard · inattention
researchsuperficiality
Absence of meaningful depth
shallowness · skim · dilettantism · dabbling · gloss
- research facilitySite for systematic investigation
- research paperFormal academic investigation document
- health researchStudy of disease and wellness
- ancestry researchInvestigating familial origins
- biomedical researchScientific study of health
- medical researchScientific study of health
researcher, researched, researching, researchers, researches, researchable, unresearched