transdisciplinary

adjective

trans·​dis·​ci·​plin·​ary tran(t)s-ˈdi-sə-plə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce transdisciplinary (audio)
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Examples of transdisciplinary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This requires conducting transdisciplinary solutions bridging AI and nonlinear control theories. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2023 The team of transdisciplinary French scientists tracked three proxies for physical prowess: athletic records, lifespan and adult height. Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2017 Known for crafting transdisciplinary art from research in the field and in laboratories, his artwork has been exhibited all over the world: England, Germany, Russia, India, South Korea, etc. Craig D Lindsey, Chron, 5 Jan. 2023 Those explanations miss the larger point, says Beau Lotto, a reader in transdisciplinary brain research at University College London. Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2010 In 2018, transdisciplinary scholar Séamus A. Power interviewed people engaged in water protests in Ireland. WIRED, 9 Nov. 2022 Some approaches, such as liberal arts, are inherently transdisciplinary. Gregory Crawford, Forbes, 28 June 2022 Higher education can instill this transdisciplinary mindset in the ways students experience classes, projects, research, faculty collaborations and outside partnerships. Gregory Crawford, Forbes, 28 June 2022 Pramila Vasudevan, choreographer and transdisciplinary artist, St. Paul, Minn. Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of transdisciplinary was in 1948

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“Transdisciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transdisciplinary. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.

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