New product projects that bet on a technology that has not yet been shown to work or just bet on a scientist with a good track record for coming up with saleable new products are said to be using _____.
A)prospecting
B)probing
C)wildcatting
D)researching

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Wildcatting refers to taking a risk on a new technology or a scientist with a good track record, without knowing for sure whether it will be successful or not. This term comes from the oil industry, where drilling in unproven areas was called "wildcatting."

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