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Research Domain: Education

Temporal Period: 1900

Meaning Description:

A process of answering a question, solving a problem, or addressing a topic that is too broad or complex to be dealt with adequately by a single academic discipline. It involves integrating perspectives from multiple disciplines.

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Klein, J. T. (1990). Interdisciplinarity: History, theory, and practice. Wayne State University Press.

Confidence: Medium

Context Anchors: multidisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity, cross-disciplinary, knowledge integration

Version Created: Oct 09, 2025

Term Notes:

This baseline definition from Klein (1990) is foundational and often used to distinguish interdisciplinarity from multidisciplinarity, which involves less integration.

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A process of answering a question, solving a problem, or addressing a topic that is too broad or complex to be dealt with adequately by a single acade...

Confidence: Medium

Context Anchors: multidisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity, cross-disciplinary +1 more

Created: Oct 09, 2025