investigation
nounEtymology
From Middle English investigacioun, from Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatio. Morphologically investigate + -ion.
- derived from investigatio
- derived from investigacion
- inherited from investigacioun
Definitions
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.
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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