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Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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absolute | existing independent of any other cause |
accuracy | freedom from mistake exact |
adverse | acting against or in an opposite direction |
analogue | similar or comparable in certain respects |
analyze | to study the relationship of the parts of something by analysis |
application | ability to put to a practical use, having somehting to do with the matter at hand |
approximately | nearly an estimate or figure that is almost exact |
arguement | reasoning for or against something |
assumption | something that is accepted as true |
comprehend | to understand fully |
concentration | the ratio of the amount of solute to the amount of solvent or solution |
conclusion | a final decision based on facts experience or reasoning |
confirm | to make sure of the truth of something |
consequences | something produced by a cause of condition |
consistent | in agreement firm changeless |
constant | remaining steady and unchanged |
contradiction | a statement in opposition |
control group | experimental group in which conditions are controlled |
controlled experiment | one in which the condition suspected to cause and effect is compared to one without the suspected to cause and effect is compared to one without the suspected condition |
controlled ariable | a factor in an experiment that remains constant |
correlation | a close connection between two ideas or two sets of data |
criticism | a finding of fault disaproval |
definitive | most nearly complete or accurate |
demonstrate | to explain by use of examples or experiments |
dependence | a state of being controlled by something else |
dependent variable | result or change that occurs due to the part of an experiment being tested |
diminish | to make smaller or less to decrease in size |
direct relationship | the connection between two variables that shows the same effect (they both increase or both decrease) |
effective | producing or able to produce a desired condition |
estimation | forming a calculation based on incomplete date |
ethical | following accepted rules and behavior |
evaluation | the resukt od finding something estimating the value of something |
evidence | that which serves to prove or or disprove something |
examine | to look at or check carefully |
expectation | the extent of a chance that something will occur |
exoeriment | a test made to find something out |
experimental design | the plan for a controlled experiment |
experimental group | the experimental part in which all conditions are kept the same except for the condition being tested |
explanation | a statement that makes something clear |
extrapolation | estimating a valure of another characteristic beyond the range of a given value of another characteristic |
figure | a picture that explains |
fundamental | a basic part |
generalization | something given as a broad statement or conclusion |
hypothesis | testable explanation of a question or problem |
illustrate | to make clear by using examples |
imply | to suggest rather than to say plainly |
inconsistent | not in agreement |
incorporate | to join or unite closely in a single body |
independent variable | in a controlled experiment the variable that is being changed |
indication | the act of pointing out or pointing to something |
indicator | any device that measures records or visibly points out something |
ingredient | any of the components of which something is made |
interpolation | estimating a value that falls between two known values |
inrerpretation | the act of tleling the meaning of something explanation |
inverse relationship (indirect) | the connection between two variables that shows the opposite effect (when the value |
investigate | to study by close and careful observation |
irregular | not continuous or soming at sent time |
issue | something that is in question |
judgement | an opinion formed by examining and comparing |
justify | to prove or show to be right or reasonable |
legend | a title description or key accpmpanying a figure or map |
maxium | as great asa possible in a or degree |
measuremt | the act of finding out the size or amount of something |
mechanism | the parts or steps that make up a process or activity |
minimum | as small as possible on amount or degree |
model | a pattern or figure of something to be made |
modify | to make changes in something |
observation | the act of noting and recordning facts and events |
opinion | a belief based on experience snd and on seeing certain facts |
optimum | the best or more favorable degree condition or amount |
pattern | a model guide or plan used in making things |
peeform | to carry out accomplish |
phenomenon | and observable fact or event |
precision | the quality of being exactly stated exact arragement |
predict | to figure out and hell beforhand |
preference | a choosing of or liking for one thing rather than another |
probability | the quality of being reasonably sure but not certain or something happening or being true |
procedure | the wau in which an action or action is carried out |
proponent | one who supports a cause |
proportional | oneany quantites or measurements having the same fixed relationship |
reasonable | showing or containing sound thought |
refute | to prove wronf by arguement or evident |
relationship | the state of being connected |
replicate | to copy or produce |
revise | to look over again to correct or improve |
simulatiopn | the act or process of stimulationg a aystem or process |
study | a careful exmanation and investigation of an event |