Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metascientific

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meta-sci-en-tif-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Concerning the science of science; relating to metascience.

Example Sentences

"Discovery is not in itself a scientific idea but rather an idea that is foundational for science: we might call it a metascientific idea."

Etymology

From meta- + scientific.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meta

Questions

What does metascientific mean?: Concerning the science of science; relating to metascience.
Where does metascientific come from?: From meta- + scientific.

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