Wiktionary
n. A substantial piece of academic writing, usually done as a requirement for a class, in which the author does independent research into a topic and writes a description of the findings of that research.
Wikipedia
Research paper may refer to:
- Academic paper (also called scholarly paper), which is published in academic journals and contains original research results or reviews existing results or show a totally new invention
- Position paper, an essay that represents the author's opinion
- Term paper, written by high school or college students
- Thesis or dissertation, a document submitted in support of a candidature for a degree or professional qualification, presenting the author's research and findings
Usage examples of "research paper".
Still others were suggested by a casual reading of someone else's research paper in the train home one evening, or by a talk heard almost by chance at a conference.
After lunch, Cameron tells me that the local autism society has posted a meeting at the Center about the research paper.
And if you put one word about this part in the research paper, we'll all sound like paranoid James Bond wannabes.
It occurred to me, however, that instead of writing an actual story based on the idea, I might write up a fake research paper on the subject and get a little practice in turgid writing.
How I should love to do a research paper on your fantastic Land of Xanth, but it would hardly be believable.
It was supposed to be a simple research paper displaying one's grasp of proper footnote style, but George had chosen to denounce the Crusades as an early outbreak of Western racist imperialism.
Not only did she have a history exam tomorrow, but a research paper due for soc class on Monday.
Those were the questions he wanted answered, but he knew better than to pose them in any grant proposal or research paper he presented to private industry.
This rabbi thinks he's so all-fired important that the treaty signing will be upstaged by the reading of his research paper.