L'estudi pilot
Example: L'estudi pilot va ajudar a preparar la investigació gran.
Definition
"L'estudi pilot" refers to a small-scale preliminary study conducted to evaluate feasibility, time, cost, and potential outcomes before undertaking a full-scale research project. It helps identify possible problems and refine the research design to improve the main investigation.
Etymology
The term "l'estudi pilot" comes from Catalan, where "estudi" means study and "pilot" is borrowed from English, meaning a trial or test run. Did you know? The word "pilot" originally related to guiding ships or aircraft, which metaphorically fits the idea of guiding a larger research project.
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"L'estudi pilot" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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