### Question
Can you define what citizen science means?


### Answer
**Citizen science** is defined as the following in *15 U.S.C. § 3724*:

> a form of open collaboration in which individuals or organizations participate voluntarily in the scientific process in various ways, including—


(A) enabling the formulation of research questions

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 3724*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 63-TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION**

