Research

process · Science · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

A systematic investigation into a subject or problem, which requires the dynamic patterns of thought, logic, knowledge, and pattern that emerge from cognition, enabling the identification and exploration of complex relationships and phenomena.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word: research
Origin language: English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

In other languages

Forschung German
research English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

Reasoning L9 (requires)

Research requires understanding of reasoning as a foundational concept.

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