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Crossdisciplinary vs Interdisciplinary - What's the difference?

crossdisciplinary | interdisciplinary |

As adjectives the difference between crossdisciplinary and interdisciplinary

is that crossdisciplinary is spanning several disciplines while interdisciplinary is of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.

crossdisciplinary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Spanning several disciplines.

    • interdisciplinary

    English

    (Interdisciplinarity)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.
    • This journal is interdisciplinary : it has articles on everything from biology to electrical engineering.
  • Of something linking multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study together.
    • The interdisciplinary co-operation at this university is very impressive.

    Related terms

    * multidisciplinary