interdisciplinarity.

The use and integration of ideas or methods from more than one field of study.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• promote interdisciplinarity
• genuine interdisciplinarity

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The project's interdisciplinarity came from shared methods, not merely a long list of departments.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: uncommon.