PEER REVIEW
The process of evaluating scientific work by experts before publication.
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PEER REVIEW
The process of evaluating scientific work by experts before publication.
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
Data collected through observation and experimentation.
FALSIFIABILITY
The principle that scientific statements must be testable and capable of being proven wrong.
EXPERIMENT
A controlled test designed to support or refute a hypothesis.
OBSERVATION
The act of collecting data from natural occurrences or controlled experiments.
LAW
A mathematical or descriptive statement that reliably predicts natural phenomena.
THEORY
A well-supported explanation of natural phenomena based on repeated experimentation and observations.
HYPOTHESIS
A proposed explanation for an observed phenomenon, subject to testing.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
A systematic approach to investigation involving observation, hypothesis, experimentation, and theory development.