Investigation vs. Research

Investigation vs. Research — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Investigation and Research

Investigationnoun

The act or process of investigating

a politician under investigation.

Researchnoun

Careful study of a given subject, field, or problem, undertaken to discover facts or principles.

Investigationnoun

A careful examination or search in order to discover facts or gain information.

Researchnoun

An act or period of such study

her researches of medieval parish records.

Investigationnoun

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination

The investigation into the crime has led to various leads as well as plenty of dead ends.Despite thorough investigation, the perpetrator of the attacks remains unknown.

Researchverb

To engage in or perform research.

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Investigationnoun

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities;

there was a congressional probe into the scandal

Researchverb

To study (something) thoroughly so as to present in a detailed, accurate manner

researching the effects of acid rain.

Investigationnoun

the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

Researchverb

To do research for

research a magazine article.

Researchnoun

(uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.

The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people. File:The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang.ogg

Researchnoun

A particular instance or piece of research.

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Researchverb

(transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.

Researchverb

(intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.

Researchverb

(transitive) To search again.

Researchnoun

systematic investigation to establish facts

Researchnoun

a search for knowledge;

their pottery deserves more research than it has received

Researchverb

inquire into

Researchverb

attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner;

The student researched the history of that word