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==Defintions==
  
  
 
'''colloquial'''
 
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1. ''noun''
 
1. ''noun''
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     a. TEST, TRIAL<ref name="experiment" />
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     a. TEST, TRIAL <ref>merriam-webster.com/dictionary/experiment
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make another experiment of his suspicion<ref name="experiment">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/experiment</ref>
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— William Shakespeare
 
  
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    b: a tentative procedure or policy<ref name="experiment" />
 
 
2. ''verb''
 
2. ''verb''
  
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'''scientific'''
 
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       a. an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law,
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       a. An experiment is a procedure carried out to support, refute, or validate a [[hypothesis]]. Experiments provide insight  
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      to test or establish a [[hypothesis]], or to illustrate a known [[scientific laws|law]]  <ref name="experiment" />
 
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    b. An experiment is a procedure carried out to support, refute, or validate a hypothesis. Experiments provide insight  
 
 
   
 
   
 
         into cause-and-effect by demonstrating what outcome occurs when a particular factor is manipulated. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment</ref>
 
         into cause-and-effect by demonstrating what outcome occurs when a particular factor is manipulated. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment</ref>
  
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==Scientific Experiment in context==
 
==Scientific Experiment in context==
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"Once the [[hypothesis]] has been established, it is time to *TEST IT* . <u>The process of experimentation</u> is what sets science apart from other disciplines,  
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"Once the hypothesis has been established, it is time to *TEST IT* . <u>The process of experimentation</u> is what sets science apart from other disciplines,  
 
  
 
and it leads to discoveries every day.  An EXPERIMENT is designed to *PROVE or DISPROVE* the hypothesis. If your prediction is correct, you will  
 
and it leads to discoveries every day.  An EXPERIMENT is designed to *PROVE or DISPROVE* the hypothesis. If your prediction is correct, you will  
  
 
not be able to reject the hypothesis."
 
not be able to reject the hypothesis."
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''The Nature of Science and The Scientific Method''<ref>McLelland, Christine V: The Nature of Science and The Scientific Method; The Geological Society of America
 
''The Nature of Science and The Scientific Method''<ref>McLelland, Christine V: The Nature of Science and The Scientific Method; The Geological Society of America
 
https://www.geosociety.org/documents/gsa/geoteachers/NatureScience.pdf</ref>
 
https://www.geosociety.org/documents/gsa/geoteachers/NatureScience.pdf</ref>
  
  
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"The Final Arbiter of truth in 'Science' is experiment."  
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"The Final Arbiter of truth in 'Science' is experiment."
  
 
''Computational Chemistry -- Introduction to the theory and application of Molecular and Quantum Mechanics''<ref>Lewars, EG: Computational Chemistry -- Introduction to the theory and application of Molecular and Quantum Mechanics; Third Edition 2016, p. 5.</ref>
 
''Computational Chemistry -- Introduction to the theory and application of Molecular and Quantum Mechanics''<ref>Lewars, EG: Computational Chemistry -- Introduction to the theory and application of Molecular and Quantum Mechanics; Third Edition 2016, p. 5.</ref>
  
  
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"The only way things change in Physics is experiments ...Everything is based on experiments, that's the only way we change our mind."
 
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''Wave Theory of Light''<ref>Ramamurti Shankar; Chair/Professor of Physics, Yale.
 
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Wave Theory of Light. ( .22 second mark)</ref>
 
  
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"Think of the experiment as a "cause and effect" exercise. The independent variable is the "[[cause]]" factor."
  
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"Experiment is the only means of knowledge at our disposal. Everything else is poetry imagination."
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''Science-Physics-Fundamentals,What Are Dependent, Independent & Controlled Variables?''<ref>Science-Physics-Fundamentals,What Are Dependent, Independent & Controlled Variables?; https://sciencing.com/dependent-independent-controlled-variables-8360093.html</ref>
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''Molecular Quantum Mechanics''<ref>Max Planck (Nobel Prize, Physics), Quoted in; Atkins P.W.,: Molecular Quantum Mechanics; Oxford University Press, 1983</ref>  
 
  
  
  
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"The only way things change in Physics is experiments ...Everything is based on experiments, that's the only way we change our mind."
  
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''Wave Theory of Light''<ref>Ramamurti Shankar; Chair/Professor of Physics, Yale.
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Wave Theory of Light. ( .22 second mark)</ref>
  
  
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"Experiment is the only means of knowledge at our disposal. Everything else is poetry imagination."
  
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''Molecular Quantum Mechanics''<ref>Max Planck (Nobel Prize, Physics), Quoted in; Atkins P.W.,: Molecular Quantum Mechanics; Oxford University Press, 1983</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 00:38, 6 April 2020

Defintions

colloquial


1. noun 

    a. TEST, TRIAL [1]

2. verb 

    c. to try or test, especially in order to discover or prove something [2]

scientific


1. noun 

     a. An experiment is a procedure carried out to support, refute, or validate a hypothesis. Experiments provide insight 

       into cause-and-effect by demonstrating what outcome occurs when a particular factor is manipulated. [3]

Scientific Experiment in context


"Once the hypothesis has been established, it is time to *TEST IT* . The process of experimentation is what sets science apart from other disciplines,

and it leads to discoveries every day. An EXPERIMENT is designed to *PROVE or DISPROVE* the hypothesis. If your prediction is correct, you will

not be able to reject the hypothesis."

The Nature of Science and The Scientific Method[4]


"The Final Arbiter of truth in 'Science' is experiment."

Computational Chemistry -- Introduction to the theory and application of Molecular and Quantum Mechanics[5]


"Think of the experiment as a "cause and effect" exercise. The independent variable is the "cause" factor."

Science-Physics-Fundamentals,What Are Dependent, Independent & Controlled Variables?[6]


"The only way things change in Physics is experiments ...Everything is based on experiments, that's the only way we change our mind."

Wave Theory of Light[7]


"Experiment is the only means of knowledge at our disposal. Everything else is poetry imagination."

Molecular Quantum Mechanics[8]

References

  1. ↑ merriam-webster.com/dictionary/experiment
  2. ↑ https://www.dictionary.com/browse/experiment
  3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment
  4. ↑ McLelland, Christine V: The Nature of Science and The Scientific Method; The Geological Society of America https://www.geosociety.org/documents/gsa/geoteachers/NatureScience.pdf
  5. ↑ Lewars, EG: Computational Chemistry -- Introduction to the theory and application of Molecular and Quantum Mechanics; Third Edition 2016, p. 5.
  6. ↑ Science-Physics-Fundamentals,What Are Dependent, Independent & Controlled Variables?; https://sciencing.com/dependent-independent-controlled-variables-8360093.html
  7. ↑ Ramamurti Shankar; Chair/Professor of Physics, Yale. Wave Theory of Light. ( .22 second mark)
  8. ↑ Max Planck (Nobel Prize, Physics), Quoted in; Atkins P.W.,: Molecular Quantum Mechanics; Oxford University Press, 1983
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