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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Absolute | Existing independent of any other cause. |
| Accuracy | Freedom from mistake; exactness; the relationship between the gradation on a measuring device and the actual standard for the quantity being measured |
| Adverse | Acting against or in an opposite direction |
| Analogous | 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 something to do with the matter at hand |
| Approximately | Nearly; an estimate or figure that is almost exact |
| Argument | A reason for or against something |
| Assumption | Something 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 |
| Consequence | Something produced by a cause or condition |
| Consistent | In agreement; firm; changeless |
| Constant | Remaining steady and unchanged |
| Contradiction | A statement in opposition to another |
| Control Group | Experimental group in which conditions are controlled |
| Controlled Experiment | One in which the condition suspected to cause an effect is compared to one without the suspected condition |
| Controlled Variable | A factor in an experiment that remains constant |
| Correlation | A close connection between two ideas or sets of data |
| Criticism | A finding of fault; disapproval |
| 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 (y-axis) |
| Diminish | To make smaller or less; decrease in size |
| Direct Relationship | The connection between two variables that show the same effect |
| Effective | Producing or able to produce a desired condition |
| Estimation | Forming a calculation based on incomplete data |
| Ethical | Following accepted rules of behavior |
| Evaluation | The result of a finding; estimating the value of something |
| Evidence | That which serves to prove or disprove something |
| Examine | To look at or check carefully |
| Expectation | The extent of a chance that something will occur |
| Experiment | 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 value for one characteristic that is 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 into a single body |
| Independent Variable | In a controlled experiment, the variable that is being changed (x-axis) |
| Indication | The act of pointing out or pointing to something |
| Indicator | Any device that measures, records, or visibly points out; any of various substances used to point out, such as, a cause, treatment, or outcome on an action |
| Ingredient | Any of the components of which something is made |
| Interpolation | Estimating a value that falls between two known values; a "best-fit line" on a graph |