Investigation vs. Research

Investigationnoun

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

Investigationnoun

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.

Investigationnoun

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities;

Investigationnoun

the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

Investigationnoun

the action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research

Investigationnoun

a formal inquiry or systematic study

Researchnoun

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

Researchnoun

A particular instance or piece of research.

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

Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom; to research a topic in the library; medical research.

Researchnoun

Systematic observation of phenomena for the purpose of learning new facts or testing the application of theories to known facts; - also called scientific research. This is the research part of the phrase "research and development" (R&D).

Researchverb

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

Researchnoun

systematic investigation to establish facts

Researchnoun

a search for knowledge;

Researchverb

inquire into

Researchverb

attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner;

Researchnoun

the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions

Researchnoun

engaged in or intended for research

Researchverb

investigate systematically

Researchverb

discover or verify information for use in (a book, programme, etc.)

Research

Research is . It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of information to increase understanding of a topic or issue.