exploration has definitions from the fields of transportation,psychology
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[ noun ] (transportation) to travel for the purpose of discovery

Used in print

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

To encourage exploration for domestic sources of minerals , the Office_of_Minerals_Exploration ( OME ) of the U.S._Department_of_the_Interior offers financial assistance to firms and individuals who desire to explore their properties or claims for 1 or more of the 32 mineral commodities listed in the OME regulations .

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expedition explore

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[ noun ] a careful systematic search

Used in print

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

This help is offered to applicants who ordinarily would not undertake the exploration under present conditions or circumstances at their sole expense and who are unable to obtain funds from commercial sources on reasonable terms .

The Government will contract with an eligible applicant to pay up_to one-half of the cost of approved exploration work as it progresses .

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search probe explore

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[ noun ] (psychology) a systematic consideration

Examples

"he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"

Used in print

(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)

The problem needs further exploration .

(Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)

The contribution of this paper is a demonstration of this proposition , and an exploration of some of its implications .

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consideration explore

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