metascientific

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English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ scientific.

Adjective

metascientific (not comparable)

  1. Concerning the science of science; relating to metascience.
    • 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin, published 2016, page 103:
      Discovery is not in itself a scientific idea but rather an idea that is foundational for science: we might call it a metascientific idea.

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