scientific frontier

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The term was used by Lord Beaconsfield in 1878 in speaking of the rectification of the boundaries between India and Afghanistan.

Noun[edit]

scientific frontier (plural scientific frontiers)

  1. A geographical frontier capable of being occupied and defended in a strategic manner, rather than haphazardly.
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