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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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a system or thing used as an example to follow or imitate |
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examine and record the area and features of (an area of land) so as to construct a map, plan, or description. |
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the group in an experiment or study that does not receive treatment by the researchers and is then used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do. |
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the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. |
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a judgment or decision reached by reasoning. |
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the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment. |
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what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment |
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