multidisciplinary
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of multidisciplinary
First recorded in 1945–50; multi- ( def. ) + disciplinary ( def. )
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The ideal approach would include a multidisciplinary team of physicians, biologists, dietitians, psychologists, kinesiologists, etc., who, with the help of artificial intelligence, focus on reducing a patient’s biological age and with it age-related disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Fortuitously, I was there to meet with multidisciplinary artist Stephanie Shih, whose photo-based compositions have the opposite effect, grounding the viewer in their personhood and experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
The MWC said there had been notable progress since that visit, with improved care plans in place for children as well as multidisciplinary team working.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Meta said in a blog post that Muse Spark offered “competitive performance” to models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, across a range of tasks from agentic coding to multidisciplinary reasoning.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
We will support multidisciplinary studies throughout our educational system to build a knowledgeable pool of counterterrorism recruits for the future.
From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism September 2006 by National Security Council (U.S.)
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