L'étude pilote
Example: L'étude pilote aide à tester la méthode avant la recherche.
Definition
"L'étude pilote" refers to a small-scale preliminary study conducted to evaluate the feasibility, time, cost, and potential issues of a research method before carrying out a full-scale investigation. It helps researchers refine procedures and avoid major problems in the main study.
Etymology
The term "l'étude pilote" comes from French, where "étude" means study and "pilote" means pilot, similar to the English concept of a 'pilot study.' It reflects the idea of guiding or testing something in advance, much like a pilot guides an aircraft on a trial path.
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"L'étude pilote" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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