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citizen science
noun
- scientific research, data collection, etc., that involves the participation of nonscientists (often used attributively):
Bird watchers report their bird observations to citizen-science projects.
Other Word Forms
- citizen scientist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of citizen science1
Example Sentences
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.
However, there have been some studies assessing potential bias in citizen science efforts, for example among birds and butterflies.
This included data from citizen science programmes like the North American Butterfly Association's Fourth of July counts.
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.
On that note, I invite you to take a brief survey in the spirit of citizen science.
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