[Internet]. 4th Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Policy and Practice [cited 30 March 2012]. Implementation science is the study of methods to promote the integration of research findings and evidence into healthcare policy and practice.
Definition. A gerund is a verbal that ends in-ing and functions as a noun. Adjective: gerundial or gerundival. The term gerund is used in traditional grammar. Many contemporary linguists prefer instead to use the term-ing form.
Meanings of the term gerund as used in relation to various languages are listed below. 1  Latin has the non-finite gerundium, formed with in -andum, -endum and noun inflexions. It is used as the syntactic equivalent to a noun, except in the Nominative and Accusative cases, where the infinitive was used.