Term | Definition |
Absolute | Existing independent of any other cause |
Accuracy | Freedom from mistake,exact |
Adverse | Acting against or in an opposite direction |
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 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 of 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 and 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 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 |
Dependence | A state of being controlled by something |
Dependent Variable | Result or change that occurs due to the part of an experiment being tested |
Diminish | To make smaller or less,to decrease in size |
Direct Relationship | The connection between two variables that shows the same effect (they both increase or both decrease |
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 serves to prove or disprove something |
Examine | To look at or check carefully |
Expectation | The extent of 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 of another characteristic 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 in a single body |
Independent Variable | In a controlled experiment,the variable that is being changed |
Indication | The act of pointing out or pointing to something |
Indicator | Any device that measures,records,or visibly points out something |
Ingredient | Any of the components of which something is made |
Interpolation | Estimating a value that falls between two known values |
Interpretation | The act of telling the meaning of something,explanation |
Inverse Relationship (indirect): | The connection between two variables that shows the opposite effect (when the value of one increases,the value of the other decrease) |
Investigate | To study by close and careful observation |
Irregular | Not continuous or coming at sent times |