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quaternary industry

quaternary industry noun: the sector of industry that involves the intellectual services: research, development, and information. It is considered the fourth basic industry.

Noun

quaternary industry

  1. The sector of industry that involves the intellectual services: research, development, and information. It is considered the fourth basic industry.

Questions about quaternary industry

What does quaternary industry mean?
Quaternary industry means the sector of industry that involves the intellectual services: research, development, and information. It is considered the fourth basic industry.
What part of speech is quaternary industry?
Quaternary industry is a noun.

Words near quaternary industry in the dictionary

  1. quaternary ammonium compounds
  2. quaternary care
  3. quaternary compound
  4. quaternary compounds
  5. quaternary healthcare
  6. quaternary industry
  7. quaternary moon
  8. quaternary number
  9. quaternary sector
  10. quaternary sector of the economy
  11. quaternary sectors of the economy

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