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cross-disciplinary

American  
[kraws-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i, ˈkrɒs- /

adjective

  1. involving two or more academic disciplines; interdisciplinary.

    cross-disciplinary studies in Biblical archaeology.


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This calls for a paradigm shift in how scientific inquiry and problem solving are approached, say the authors, one that embraces holistic, cross-disciplinary collaboration and learns from nature to understand nature.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024

“Truisms,” Holzer’s first language-based work, emerged amid the Conceptual art of the late 1970s and its backdrop of post-Watergate political fatigue, financial disarray, urban blight and cross-disciplinary punk.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2024

A cross-disciplinary group convened by the Oregon Department of Transportation met over the summer to figure out what to do now.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

"Our cross-disciplinary team is dedicated to introducing multiple quantitative research methods to explore paleontology," says co-author Ji Zhang, associate professor of structural engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023

We need to examine terminology and indexing strategies that will allow us to provide access to this material in a cross-disciplinary way.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress

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