Metascientific
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Concerning the science of science; relating to metascience. not-comparable
"Discovery is not in itself a scientific idea but rather an idea that is foundational for science: we might call it a metascientific idea."
Example
More examples"Discovery is not in itself a scientific idea but rather an idea that is foundational for science: we might call it a metascientific idea."
Etymology
From meta- + scientific.
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