Meaning & use

research project

noun·Academic

A planned, systematic investigation carried out to discover new information or answer a specific question.

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For her final research project, she studied the effects of sleep on memory.

The university funded a large research project on renewable energy storage.

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A research project typically follows a structured process: forming a question, gathering evidence, and presenting findings.

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