边缘科学 (biān) — interdisciplinary science

Definition

An 'edge science' is a research field that sits between two established disciplines — neither a pure science nor its sister学科, but the hybrid zone where they overlap (e.g., biochemistry).

noun

interdisciplinary science

Examples

边缘科学。
Shēng wù huà xué shì yì zhǒng diǎn xíng de biān.
Biochemistry is a typical interdisciplinary science.
边缘科学。
biān De yán jiū wǎng wǎng xū yào kuà xué kē de zhī shi.
Research in interdisciplinary sciences often requires cross-disciplinary knowledge.
边缘科学。
Tā zài biān lǐng yù qǔ dé le zhòng yào tū pò.
He made an important breakthrough in the field of interdisciplinary science.

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