experiment — A controlled manipulation of events, designed to produce observations that confirm or disconfirm one or more rival theories or hypotheses. To experiment is to put questions to nature, and the experimental method is contrasted with the passive… … Philosophy dictionary
Michelson–Morley experiment — Box plots based on data from the Michelson–Morley experiment The Michelson–Morley experiment was performed in 1887 by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley at what is now Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Its results are generally… … Wikipedia
Double-slit experiment — Slit experiment redirects here. For other uses, see Diffraction. Quantum mechanics … Wikipedia
Peer acceptance and rejection — Peer Acceptance and RejectionThe level of acceptance or rejection an adolescent experiences among their peers influences their trajectory of development. Sociometry is the study of interpersonal relationships among groups of people. It is… … Wikipedia
Cavendish experiment — The Cavendish experiment, done in 1797 ndash; 1798 by Henry Cavendish, was the first experiment to measure the force of gravity between masses in the laboratory, [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZrloHemOmUEC pg=PA355 Boys 1894] p.355] and the… … Wikipedia
Small world experiment — The six degrees of separation model The small world experiment comprised several experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram and other researchers examining the average path length for social networks of people in the United States. The research was … Wikipedia
NA49 experiment — The NA49 experiment was a particle physics experiment that took place in the North Area of the Super Proton Synchrotron at CERN. It used a large acceptance hadron detector (a time projection chamber) to investigate reactions induced by the… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
statistics — /steuh tis tiks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the science that deals with the collection, classification, analysis, and interpretation of numerical facts or data, and that, by use of mathematical theories of probability, imposes order and… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
