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Quantitative analysis

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A test performed on a substance or mixture to find out the amounts and proportions of its chemical components

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Hypothesis

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A statement that explains a set of facts and can be tested to determine if it is false is inaccurate

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Procedure

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A series of actions conducted In a certain order or manor

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dependent variable

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A mathematics a variable whose value is determined by the value of some other variable for example the function y=x+5 y is the dependent variable because its value is determined by the value of x

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Independent variable

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A variable whose value determines the value of other variables. For example in the fiction y= x-4, x is the independent variable because it’s value determines the value of Y

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Constant

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A quantity that is unknown but assumed to have a fixed value in a specific mathematical content

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Inference

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A prediction based on fact or opinions

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Conclusion

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A result or outcome

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Observation

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The act of perceiving and recording something with instruments

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