Megascience

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    An area of scientific inquiry which is so complex and/or expensive that international collaboration is required to investigate it.

    "The international agenda includes: 1) using U.S. leadership in S&T to support foreign policy objectives including global stability and sustainable development; 2) strengthening American S&T in an increasingly interdependent world; 3) using international cooperation in S&T to our international economic goals; and 4) enhancing international cooperation in large-scale and complex science programs (megasciences)."

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"The international agenda includes: 1) using U.S. leadership in S&T to support foreign policy objectives including global stability and sustainable development; 2) strengthening American S&T in an increasingly interdependent world; 3) using international cooperation in S&T to our international economic goals; and 4) enhancing international cooperation in large-scale and complex science programs (megasciences)."

Etymology

From mega- + science.

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