What Type of Research Attempts to Expand the Frontiers of Knowledge

question 47

Multiple Choice

What type of research attempts to expand the frontiers of knowledge but is not aimed at a specific, pragmatic problem?

• A)applied research
• B)technological research
• C)data-mining research
• D)basic research

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