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Phenomenon
Meaning in academic english & research, with examples
/fəˈnɒmɪnən/nounCommon term
In academic english & research, phenomenon means: A fact, event or situation that can be observed and studied, especially one that researchers want to explain.
In Turkish: olgu, fenomen, görüngü
How it is used
Formal and very frequent in academic writing: a social phenomenon, a natural phenomenon, a recent phenomenon. Researchers observe, examine, explain or describe a phenomenon. The plural is phenomena.
Example sentences
Code-switching is a common phenomenon among bilingual speakers.
These phenomena have been studied mostly in Western countries.
Common collocations
social phenomenon
natural phenomenon
explain a phenomenon
a widespread phenomenon
Related terms
conceptA general idea or principle, especially one that is defined and used in a particular theory or field of study.
qualitativeDescribing research that studies experiences, meanings and behavior through words, images or observation rather than numbers, often with smaller groups of people.
case studyAn in-depth study of one particular person, group, organization, event or place, used to understand it in its real context.
assumptionSomething accepted as true without being proved, which a theory, method or statistical test depends on.
