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Scientific Hypothesis: a testable explanation about some phenomenon
Scientific Fact: an objective and verifiable observation. collected when we repeatedly fail to reject a hypothesis during testing.
Scientific Theory: a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts
Scientific Law: a statement that is based on repeated experimental observation that describes some aspect of natural phenomenon not why
Proof: This is important. Outside the world of mathematics, science does not and cannot "prove" anything
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