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vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Conclusion | the end or finish of an event or process. |
Constant | occurring continuously over a period of time. |
Control | the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. |
Data | facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. |
Dependent variable | a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another. |
Experiment | a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact. |
Hypothesis | a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. |
Independent variable | a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another. |
Interpret | explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions). |
Magnification | the action or process of magnifying something or being magnified, especially visually. |
Micron | a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter, used in many technological and scientific fields. |
Placebo | a harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychologic |
Plot | a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful. |
Prefix | a word, letter, or number placed before another. |
Problem | a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome. |
Resolution | a firm decision to do or not to do something. |
Scale | each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another. |
Scientific method | a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses. |
Systeme international | The International System of Units is the modern form of the metric system and is the most widely used system of measurement. |
Variable | not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change. |