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citizen science

noun

  1. scientific research, data collection, etc., that involves the participation of nonscientists (often used attributively):

    Bird watchers report their bird observations to citizen-science projects.



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Other Word Forms

  • citizen scientist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of citizen science1

First recorded in 1985–90
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Example Sentences

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We didn’t analyze whether these metrics explain attention to species among citizen science efforts, so I can’t make any definitive statements about that.

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However, there have been some studies assessing potential bias in citizen science efforts, for example among birds and butterflies.

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This included data from citizen science programmes like the North American Butterfly Association's Fourth of July counts.

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Data given to BBC Weather by Nature's Calendar, external - a citizen science project by the Woodland Trust - demonstrates how climate change is triggering natural events.

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On that note, I invite you to take a brief survey in the spirit of citizen science.

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