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English
Etymology
From meta- + scientific.
Adjective
metascientific (not comparable)
- 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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