basic research
Noun
Meaning
basic research (uncountable)
Research performed without regard to practical applications.
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Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing.
Innovation is the key to the future, but basic research is the key to future innovation.
A meticulous virtual copy of the human brain would enable basic research on brain cells and circuits or computer-based drug trials.
Basic research is very useful, but it should be more geared toward application than it was before.
If our society continues to support basic research on how living organisms function, it is likely that my great grandchildren will be spared the agony of losing family members to most types of cancer.
If you don't invest in basic research at some stage you start losing the basis of applied research.