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Definitions
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a type of thinking that starts with an assumption and then reaches conclusions based on that assumption.
What is deductive reasoning?
100
information gathered by the senses or through measurement
What is an observation
200
an accurate account of an event or a process
What is description
200
the study of the natural world, with the purpose of detecting its underlying patterns and rules by which it works.
What is science
300
an account that tells why or how an event or process happened
What is an explanation
300
a study that examines the risks and benefits that a technology might bring to individual humans, human society, and the natural environment.
What is risk-benefit analysis
400
the process of reaching conclusions based on observations and experiment
What is inductive reasoning
400
a group of people that shares a set of political, economic, and cultural institutions.
What is society
500
a conclusion reached by using what we have observed and what we think to be true.
What is inference
500
the use of the knowledge gained through scientific investigations to make products that meet the needs and the wants of a society.
What is technology