Experiment
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Example:
Imagine you're trying to find the best recipe for baking chocolate chip cookies that everyone will love. This is similar to testing a hypothesis in science, where you make a guess about something and then gather evidence to see if you're right. In baking, each batch of cookies represents an experiment, where you control the ingredients and baking conditions like you would control variables in a scientific experiment, and the feedback from taste testers is your collected data, helping you determine which hypothesis (recipe) is the most successful.
Practice Version
Experiment: Testing a hypothesis by collecting data in controlled conditions. Experiment. An experiment is a test scientists do to learn more about how something works.