The purpose of fundamental research is knowledge, that is, the objective and rational representation of reality, while the purpose of applied research is effective instrumental knowledge about a fragment of reality, designed to solve a specific practical problem.[6]​.

For fundamental research the truth of knowledge about the world is the highest value; For applied research, the highest value is the technological effectiveness of information about the world, which does not always coincide with its truth. In the case of fundamental science, the prospects and progress of research are determined primarily by the task of rationally identifying and introducing new, as yet unknown, characteristics of the world. In applied science, the course of research is determined by the need to solve specific technological problems, for this reason the novelty of knowledge about the world itself appears as a by-product of the search for these solutions**.** The knowledge obtained within the framework of applied research is set, first of all, as a means to solve a local practical problem; Knowledge is often presented in forms that do not involve additional direct cognitive use, but have direct practical application, for example, instruction, methodology, technological recipe, etc.[7]​.

The purpose of fundamental research is knowledge, that is, the objective and rational representation of reality, while the purpose of applied research is effective instrumental knowledge about a fragment of reality, designed to solve a specific practical problem.[6]​.

For fundamental research the truth of knowledge about the world is the highest value; For applied research, the highest value is the technological effectiveness of information about the world, which does not always coincide with its truth. In the case of fundamental science, the prospects and progress of research are determined primarily by the task of rationally identifying and introducing new, as yet unknown, characteristics of the world. In applied science, the course of research is determined by the need to solve specific technological problems, for this reason the novelty of knowledge about the world itself appears as a by-product of the search for these solutions**.** The knowledge obtained within the framework of applied research is set, first of all, as a means to solve a local practical problem; Knowledge is often presented in forms that do not involve additional direct cognitive use, but have direct practical application, for example, instruction, methodology, technological recipe, etc.[7]​.