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Nature of Science
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**controlled variable** | A possible variable that is kept the same during a particular set of observations |
**dependent variable** | A factor that responds to, or depends on, other factors |
**experimental bias** | An error that distorts results in a particular way |
**hypothesis** | A tentative explanation for an observation or phenomenon |
**independent variable** | A factor that can be changed separately, or independently |
**International System (SI) ** | A system of unites used in science, largely based on the metric system |
**objective** | Not particular to one person; not influenced b emotions or personal prejudices |
**reproducible** | Capable of being produced again |
**subjective** | Particular to one person |
**theory** | In science, a set of widely accepted explanations of observations and phenomena |
**trial** | One repetition of a procedure; usually several trials are made for each value of an independent variable |
**variable** | Any factor that can change in a controlled experiment, observation, or model |