interdisciplinary
adjective
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Definition of interdisciplinary
: involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic disciplines
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interdisciplinarity
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Examples of interdisciplinary in a Sentence
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David Flood, 63, was working as a substitute teacher and finishing a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies at Southern Oregon University. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, "Oregon Woman Turns School Buses Into Tiny Homes for Working Homeless Families," 1 Sep. 2019 This is a common plight of interdisciplinary science. — Quanta Magazine, "The Anthropologist of Artificial Intelligence," 26 Aug. 2019 Thomas Tölle, leader of an interdisciplinary pain-research group at the Technical University of Munich, conducted the first clinical trial using a back-pain recovery app called Kaia. — Garnet Henderson, Scientific American, "Virtual Physical Therapy Could Help Fill Gaps in Treating All Too Real Pain," 21 Aug. 2019 His priorities during that period included supporting interdisciplinary research and entrepreneurship and promoting diversity among faculty members and undergraduate students. — Jeffrey Brainard, Science | AAAS, "AAAS names chemist Holden Thorp as editor-in-chief of Science," 19 Aug. 2019 So our focus will be on teaching and practicing data science in interdisciplinary joint ventures with partners in academia, industry and government. — Wim Delva, Quartz Africa, "Data science institutions focused on Africa are being built across the continent," 8 Aug. 2019 The Conversation’s Insights team generates long-form journalism derived from interdisciplinary research. — Katy Sian, Quartz, "“Liberal racism” continues to plague Britain’s universities," 27 June 2019 This relatively new, interdisciplinary field is a blend of statistics, computer science, mathematics, engineering and subject matter knowledge. — Wim Delva, Quartz Africa, "Data science institutions focused on Africa are being built across the continent," 8 Aug. 2019 The average age of disclosure is 52, according to CHILD USA, an interdisciplinary think tank focused on preventing child abuse and neglect. — Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, "Hundreds of new sex abuse claims against Boy Scouts of America suggest leaders exploited their prominent positions," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interdisciplinary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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interdisciplinary
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of interdisciplinary
: involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic areas of knowledge : involving two or more disciplines
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