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vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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absolute | existing independent of any other cause |
accuracy | freedom of mistake ,exact |
adverse | acting against or in an opposite |
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 something to do with the matter at hand |
approximately | nearly an estimate or figure that is almost exact |
argument | reasoning for or against something |
assumption | something that is accepted as true |
comprehend | to understand |
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 of condition |
consistent | in agreement firm changeless |
constant | remaining steady and unchanged |
contradiction | a statement in opposition to another |
control group | experimental group in witch the conditions are controlled |
controlled experiment | one in witch the condition suspected to cause and effect is compared to one without the suspected condition |
controlled variable | a factor in the experiment that remains constant |
correlation | a close connection between two ideas or two sets of data |
criticism | a finding of fault disapproval |
definitive | most nearly complete or accurate |
demonstrate | to explain by use of examples or experiments |
dependent variable | result or change that occurs due to the part of an experiment being tested. |
dependence | a state of controlled by something else |
diminish | to make smaller or less to decrease in size. |
direct relationship | the connection between two variable that shows the same effect |
effective | producing or able to produce a desired condition. |
estimation | forming a calculation based on incomplete data. |
ethical | following accepted rules and behavior. |
evaluation | the result of finding something estimating the value of something. |
evidence | that which serve to prove or disprove something. |
examine | to look a or check carefully. |
expectation | the extent of a chance that something will occur. |
experiment | a test made to find something out. |
experiment 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 |