01 n. Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom; …
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Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom; to research a topic in the library; medical research.“The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.” — Macaulay.
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Systematic observation of phenomena for the purpose of learning new facts or testing the application of theories to known facts; -- also called scientific research. This is the research part of the phrase “research and development” (R&D).
Syn.
Investigation; examination; inquiry; scrutiny.