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Vocabulary List
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conclusion | the end or finish of an event or process. |
| Constant | a number expressing a relation or property which remains the same in all circumstances, or for the same substance under the same conditions. |
| Control | a group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment. |
| 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 | he 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 psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect |
| Plot | a graph showing the relation between two variables. |
| Prefix | a word, letter, or number placed before another. |
| Problem | an inquiry starting from given conditions to investigate or demonstrate a fact, result, or law. |
| Resolution | the replacing of a single force or other vector quantity by two or more jointly equivalent to it. |
| Scale | series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something. |
| 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 | a complete metric system of units of measurement foscientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity. |
| Variable | an element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change. |
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