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noun
Traditional scientific research that is conducted by individual researchers or small teams and funded by academic or scientific institutions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: little science
Antonyms: Big Science, megascience
History
By contrast to Big Science.
