Advanced Vocabulary for TOEFL - Experimentation

the process of creating a scientific experiment and checking the results to determine something usually in a lab

to examine the truth or accuracy of something

a statement that someone presents as a topic to be argued or examined

concerned with understanding and explaining phenomena rather than directly applying them to real-world situations

a set of rules based on which medical treatments or scientific experiments are performed

relating to or involving scientific experiments, especially those designed to test hypotheses or explore new ideas

based upon observations or experiments instead of theories or ideas

to show that something is false or incorrect

a mutual connection or relation between two or more things

to provide supporting evidence for a theory, statement, etc.

to be closely connected or have mutual effects

solid proof or evidence that supports a theory or statement

an experiment during which only one Variable is changed to realize the effect of it on the experiment

a container usually made of glass or plastic used in chemistry and laboratory

a piece of equipment used in a laboratory that can burn gas and create flames

a method used for measuring how old an organic material is by calculating the amount of carbon they contain

a controlled scientific experiment in which the effectiveness and safety of a medical treatment is measured by testing it on people

to analyze something systematically and thoroughly by breaking it down into its individual elements or components

to prove a statement or theory to be false or incorrect

the act of discovering something

the process of categorizing things or people

to employ a method in an experiment that gives every entity an equal chance of being considered; to arrange things in a random order

a number or piece of data representing measurements or facts

to unfairly influence or manipulate something or someone in favor of one particular opinion or point of view

a recorded analysis of a person, group, event or situation over a length of time

describing a method for understanding things through the use of logic and detailed thinking

a particular set of actions conducted in a certain way

a methodical examination of the whole structure of something and the relation between its components

done in a careful, systematic, and organized manner