Chapter One Flashcards
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hypothesis
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a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
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Science
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Organized body of knowledge about nature.
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fact
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a thing that is indisputably the case.
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theory
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a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, esp. one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
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law
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the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties
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pseudoscience
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a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method.
