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research and development

innovative activities to develop new products in the long-term
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Research and development is an economic activity [1].

Key Facts

  • Instance of: study type[3]
  • Subclass of: professional, scientific and technical activities[4], intellectual activity[5], knowledge industry[6]
  • Part of: division in classification of productive activities[7]
  • Commons category: Research and development[8]
  • Has part(s): research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering[9], Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities[10]
  • Catalog code: 72[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Research and development[12]
  • Described by source: Title 19 of the United States Code[13]
  • Partially coincident with: new product development[14]
  • International Standard Industrial Classification code Rev.4: 72[15]
  • Different from: new product development[16]
  • Name: recherche développement scientifique[17], recherche scientifique et développement[18], Recherche-développement scientifique[19], Forschung und Entwicklung[20], Научноизследователска и развойна дейност[21], Vědecký výzkum a vývoj[22], Videnskabelig forskning og udvikling[23], Teadus- ja arendustegevus[24], Επιστημονική έρευνα και ανάπτυξη[25], Scientific research and development[26], Investigación y desarrollo[27], Speur- en ontwikkelingswerk op wetenschappelijk gebied[28], Ricerca scientifica e sviluppo[29], Научные исследования и разработки[30]
  • NAF code v2: 72[31]

Why It Matters

research and development has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . International Standard Industrial Classification Rev. 4. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . statbel.fgov.be. statbel.fgov.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . International Standard Industrial Classification Rev. 4. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Nomenclature d'activités française, rév. 2. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 28d ago · Daask · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partially coincident with → new product development
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  3. 28d ago · Daask · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → new product development
    Wikidata description → innovative activities to develop new products in the long-term
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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Subclass of → professional, scientific and technical activities, intellectual activity, knowledge industry
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