investigation

noun
/ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/UK/ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/US

Etymology

From Middle English investigacioun, from Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatio. Morphologically investigate + -ion.

  1. derived from investigatio
  2. derived from investigacion
  3. inherited from investigacioun

Definitions

  1. The act of investigating

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

    • The investigation into the crime has led to various leads as well as plenty of dead ends.
    • Despite thorough investigation, the perpetrator of the attacks remains unknown.
    • carry out an investigation

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at investigation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at investigation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at investigation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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