La investigación



Example: La investigación en la universidad mejora el conocimiento científico.

Definition


"La investigación" refers to the systematic process of exploring, studying, and analyzing information or phenomena to gain new knowledge or validate existing knowledge, especially within academic or scientific contexts, such as university research improving scientific understanding.

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Etymology


The term "la investigación" comes from the Spanish verb 'investigar,' which means to investigate or search into. It stems from the Latin 'investigare,' composed of 'in-' meaning 'in' and 'vestigare,' meaning 'to track' or 'to trace.' Did you know that the root 'vestigare' relates to footprints, suggesting the act of following tracks to discover something new?

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"La investigación" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Education - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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