Etym. discipline (n.) directly from Latin disciplina “instruction given, teaching, learning, knowledge,” also “object of instruction, knowledge, science, military discipline,” from discipulus. The Latin word is glossed in Old English by þeodscipe. Meaning “branch of instruction or education” is first recorded late 14c. Meaning “military training” is from late 15c.; that of “orderly conduct as a result of training” is from c. 1500.
Definition
The combining of professionals with different perspectives to provide a wider understanding of a particular problem (Bray & Hawkins, 2008).
See also: INTERDISCIPLINARY