metascientific

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adjective

Concerning the science of science; relating to metascience.

First used 20th c.Scrabble 23
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Meanings

adjectivemetascientific (not comparable)
  1. not comparableConcerning the science of science; relating to metascience.First known use 20th c.

    Discovery is not in itself a scientific idea but rather an idea that is foundational for science: we might call it a metascientific idea.

    2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin, published 2016, page 103

Origin

From meta- + scientific.

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Translations

Italian metascientifico
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APA

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Chicago

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