Course Glossary
Completion requirements
This glossary contains the entries for all other glossaries in the course.
Browse the glossary using this index
Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL
S |
---|
scientific methodpath of discovery that leads from question and observation to law or hypothesis to theory, combined with experimental verification of the hypothesis and any necessary modification of the theory | |
secondSI unit of time | |
SI Unitsstandards fixed by international agreement in the International System of Units (Le Système International d’Unités) | ||
significant figuresall of the measured digits in a determination, including the uncertain last digit | ||
solid | |