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dissertation

[dis-er-tey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs ərˈteɪ ʃən /


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While working on her dissertation—which explored problems that arise for ethical theories if the universe or the future contains an infinite number of people—she slid into a kind of crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm including historical east coast wolves in a separate chapter of my dissertation comparing skull morphology between coastal and inland populations," he says.

From Science Daily

Since its introduction, fifteen dissertations and final theses at Freie Universität have focused on the topic, along with seven additional dissertations completed by researchers in other countries.

From Science Daily

High schoolers who submitted research projects appeared on video and were interviewed by an artificial intelligence-powered voice that peppered them with questions about their papers and experiments, akin to a dissertation defense.

From Los Angeles Times

After studying neuroscience and writing two dissertations, she was off to Stanford for a law degree and math Ph.D.

From The Wall Street Journal