El estudio piloto
Example: El estudio piloto nos ayudó a mejorar la investigación.
Definition
"El estudio piloto" refers to a small-scale preliminary study conducted before a full-scale research project to evaluate feasibility, time, cost, and potential issues. It helps improve the research design and methodology by identifying problems early on.
Etymology
The term "el estudio piloto" combines Spanish words where "estudio" means study or examination, and "piloto" means pilot, originally referring to a person who guides or leads. The phrase metaphorically applies the guiding concept of a pilot to a preliminary study that steers the main research.
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"El estudio piloto" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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