Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

everest syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: ever-est syn-drome
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of academic researchers to study things merely because they exist to be studied, regardless of the usefulness of the research.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Maddux says further that there is an Everest Syndrome in educational computing and that there are those who "believe that computers should be brought into educational settings simply because they are there.⁹³ The result of the Everest Syndrome, according to Maddux "is an improper emphasis on computer hardware, and a consequent underemphasis on other, frequently more powerful variables affecting the computer.""

Etymology

In reference to George Mallory's alleged reply when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest: "Because it's there."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Mount Everest syndrome (alternative) Mt. Everest syndrome (alternative)

Questions

What does everest syndrome mean?: The tendency of academic researchers to study things merely because they exist to be studied, regardless of the usefulness of the research.
Where does everest syndrome come from?: In reference to George Mallory's alleged reply when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest: "Because it's there."

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