What is Research: Definition and 998 Discussions

Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of information to increase understanding of a topic or issue. A research project may be an expansion on past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole.
The primary purposes of basic research (as opposed to applied research) are documentation, discovery, interpretation, and the research and development (R&D) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences. There are several forms of research: scientific, humanities, artistic, economic, social, business, marketing, practitioner research, life, technological, etc. The scientific study of research practices is known as meta-research.

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  1. V

    Undergrad Research Topic Ideas Please (Electrical Engineering)

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  2. F

    B Quantum entanglement and energy conservation

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  3. earthling75

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  4. A

    Grant for Research in Theoretical Physics

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    Is Spending an Extra Semester in Undergraduate Research Worth It?

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  6. shivajikobardan

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  7. H

    Job Skills Private sector research, undergraduate physics

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  8. P

    A How to read modern condensed matter field research

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  9. P

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  10. EnderKing101rs

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  12. S

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  13. leephys009

    Physics Do endowed research positions exist in physics like Terrence Tao has?

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  14. A

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  17. Menna_Ali

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  18. S

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  19. Physicistpropeller

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  20. quixote

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  21. K

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  23. pairofstrings

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  25. T

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  26. Citronnier

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  30. person123

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  34. J

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  36. Dale

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  37. Nick tringali

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  38. A

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  39. R

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  40. smaharoof

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  41. Nick tringali

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  43. Leo Liu

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  45. gleem

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  46. Shelflife

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  47. R

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  48. andrew0310

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  49. .Scott

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  50. V

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