Meaning & use
interdisciplinary
Combining or involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of knowledge.
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The university launched an interdisciplinary program combining biology, computer science, and statistics.
Solving climate change requires interdisciplinary collaboration among scientists, economists, and policymakers.
A note on using this word
Interdisciplinary emphasizes genuine integration across fields, distinct from multidisciplinary, which can simply mean several fields working side by side.
Words with a similar meaning
cross-disciplinarymultidisciplinary
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