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field investigation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The systematic process of collecting data in order to answer a scientific question.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: sciences

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Meaning 2

The study of the traces of human culture at any site by means of surveying, sampling, excavating, or removing the surface or subsurface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, law, sciences

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