research -
inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
investigate,
look into conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
prospect explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
google search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine; "He googled the woman he had met at the party"; "My children are googling all day"
mapquest search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program; "you can just mapquest the restaurant"
re-explore explore anew; "We need to re-explore Colonialism"
research -
attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"
investigate,
look into conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"
Research -
Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. ; laborious or continued search after truth.
Research -
A particular instance or piece of research.
Verb
Research -
To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
Research -
To make an extensive investigation into.
Research -
To search again.
Wikipedia
Research can be defined as the search for knowledge or as any systematic investigation to establish facts. The primary purpose for applied research (as opposed to basic research) is discovering, interpreting, and the development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge on a wide variety of scientific matters of our world and the universe. Research can use the scientific method, but need not do so.
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Research Scientific investigation aimed at discovering and applying new facts, techniques and natural laws.