Vocabulary
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| absolute | existing independent of any other cause
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| accuracy | freedom from mistake exact
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| adverse | acting against or in an opposite direction
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| analogue | similar or comparable in certain respects
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| analyze | to study the relationship of the parts of something by analysis
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| application | ability to put to a practical use, having somehting to do with the matter at hand
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| approximately | nearly an estimate or figure that is almost exact
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| arguement | reasoning for or against something
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| assumption | something that is accepted as true
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| comprehend | to understand fully
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| concentration | the ratio of the amount of solute to the amount of solvent or solution
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| conclusion | a final decision based on facts experience or reasoning
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| confirm | to make sure of the truth of something
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| consequences | something produced by a cause of condition
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| consistent | in agreement firm changeless
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| constant | remaining steady and unchanged
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| contradiction | a statement in opposition
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| control group | experimental group in which conditions are controlled
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| controlled experiment | one in which the condition suspected to cause and effect is compared to one without the suspected to cause and effect is compared to one without the suspected condition
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| controlled ariable | a factor in an experiment that remains constant
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| correlation | a close connection between two ideas or two sets of data
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| criticism | a finding of fault disaproval
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| definitive | most nearly complete or accurate
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| demonstrate | to explain by use of examples or experiments
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| dependence | a state of being controlled by something else
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| dependent variable | result or change that occurs due to the part of an experiment being tested
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| diminish | to make smaller or less to decrease in size
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| direct relationship | the connection between two variables that shows the same effect (they both increase or both decrease)
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| effective | producing or able to produce a desired condition
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| estimation | forming a calculation based on incomplete date
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| ethical | following accepted rules and behavior
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| evaluation | the resukt od finding something estimating the value of something
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| evidence | that which serves to prove or or disprove something
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| examine | to look at or check carefully
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| expectation | the extent of a chance that something will occur
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| exoeriment | a test made to find something out
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| experimental design | the plan for a controlled experiment
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| experimental group | the experimental part in which all conditions are kept the same except for the condition being tested
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| explanation | a statement that makes something clear
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| extrapolation | estimating a valure of another characteristic beyond the range of a given value of another characteristic
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| figure | a picture that explains
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| fundamental | a basic part
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| generalization | something given as a broad statement or conclusion
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| hypothesis | testable explanation of a question or problem
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| illustrate | to make clear by using examples
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| imply | to suggest rather than to say plainly
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| inconsistent | not in agreement
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| incorporate | to join or unite closely in a single body
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| independent variable | in a controlled experiment the variable that is being changed
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| indication | the act of pointing out or pointing to something
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| indicator | any device that measures records or visibly points out something
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| ingredient | any of the components of which something is made
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| interpolation | estimating a value that falls between two known values
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| inrerpretation | the act of tleling the meaning of something explanation
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| inverse relationship (indirect) | the connection between two variables that shows the opposite effect (when the value
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| investigate | to study by close and careful observation
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| irregular | not continuous or soming at sent time
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| issue | something that is in question
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| judgement | an opinion formed by examining and comparing
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| justify | to prove or show to be right or reasonable
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| legend | a title description or key accpmpanying a figure or map
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| maxium | as great asa possible in a or degree
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| measuremt | the act of finding out the size or amount of something
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| mechanism | the parts or steps that make up a process or activity
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| minimum | as small as possible on amount or degree
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| model | a pattern or figure of something to be made
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| modify | to make changes in something
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| observation | the act of noting and recordning facts and events
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| opinion | a belief based on experience snd and on seeing certain facts
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| optimum | the best or more favorable degree condition or amount
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| pattern | a model guide or plan used in making things
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| peeform | to carry out accomplish
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| phenomenon | and observable fact or event
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| precision | the quality of being exactly stated exact arragement
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| predict | to figure out and hell beforhand
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| preference | a choosing of or liking for one thing rather than another
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| probability | the quality of being reasonably sure but not certain or something happening or being true
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| procedure | the wau in which an action or action is carried out
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| proponent | one who supports a cause
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| proportional | oneany quantites or measurements having the same fixed relationship
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| reasonable | showing or containing sound thought
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| refute | to prove wronf by arguement or evident
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| relationship | the state of being connected
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| replicate | to copy or produce
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| revise | to look over again to correct or improve
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| simulatiopn | the act or process of stimulationg a aystem or process
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| study | a careful exmanation and investigation of an event
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