Definition of research

After the definitions submitted by the Treasury of the computerized French language (Latin) about the word 'search' (from the latin investigare), this verb refers to the action of prosecution against anyone or seek to find something existing. It is also complete of intellectual and experimental activities systematically, with the aim of increasing the knowledge about a certain topic. In this sense, can say that search, it is seeking solutions to certain problems or knowledge. It should be noted that research, in particular on the scientific map, is a systematic process (data are collected from a preset plan which, once interpreted, are going to change or add knowledge to those that already exist), organized (Please specify details related to the study) and objective (its findings are not based on subjective impressions (, but rather on facts having been observed and measured or evaluated).
Activities that are conducted in a research process include the measurement of phenomena, the comparison of the results obtained and their interpretation current knowledge. It is also possible to make investigations to find the target.
There are two major types of research: basic research (also called pure or fundamental), most often performed in laboratories, allowing the expansion of scientific knowledge; through the creation or modification of theories and applied research, which involves the use of knowledge in practice.
Research can also be classified according to the level of interaction between the participating disciplines (multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary).