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Unit 1a.3
Science Inquiry Key Terms 2017 - 2018
Term | Definition |
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Computation | Finding an answer by using mathematics or logic |
Estimation | A rough calculation of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something |
Scientific inquiry | The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence derived from their work |
Ethics | Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity |
Context | The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, in terms that can be fully understood and assessed |
Contextual | Depending on or relating to the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea |
Evidence | The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid |
Formulate | To create a strategy or come up with a plan or idea, or to express an idea in a clear, concise way |
Replication | The action of copying or reproducing something |
Mean | The average of the numbers |
Median | The "middle" value in a list of numbers |
Mode | The number which appears most often in a set of numbers |
Scientific notation | A method of expressing numbers in terms of a decimal number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10. |