Science itself a the painstaking extrapolation of the rules governing our universe by repeated trial and error. Every scientific discovery has been made by recording mistakes and pinpointing successes.
AnswerTwo significant mistakes or errors of the twentieeth century both involve cosmology and the creation of the universe.Einstein himself recognised his great error in inventing the 'cosmological constant' - a factor that enabled light to travel in a medium called 'ether' although we now know that the ether does not exist.
Secondly Sir Fred Hoyle insisted that his theory of the 'steady sttate' was correct. This suggested that the universe had always been in existence and always will. However, despite many scientists agreeing and thus insisting that a creation moment as decribed in Genesis actually happened, the theory was disproved.
Wilson and Penzias discovered background radiation from what was called 'the Big Bang' thus proving categorically that a creation moment had happened. The steady state theory was shelved and Hoyle discredited.
A five letter word for a scientists mistake is "error."
Another word for mistake is error.
They determine what they did wrong, and try again.
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Ahh, Your probably doing a crossword puzzle. The answer you are looking for should be Error. If the question is Scientists make a mistake, or ______, and need to do an experiment again.? Then you got the answer.
They make a hypothesis
A mistake a scientist makes is called an error. You're probably doing a crossword puzzle. The answer you are looking for should be Error. If the question is Scientists make a mistake, or ______, and need to do an experiment again.? Then you have the answer.
redo or retest the experiment
Yes scientists can make mistakes, they are only people and all people can make mistakes. However the scientific methodrequires that any scientific discovery is repeatable and can be authenticated independently. This means that if a mistake is made it will likely be discovered.
When scientists make a mistake, they acknowledge it, review their methods and data, and try to identify the source of the error. They may repeat the experiment to confirm or refute their findings, and may also consult with colleagues to get their perspective on the mistake and how to correct it. Learning from mistakes is an important part of the scientific process.
It is called an error!
Yes, it is helpful because they can learn from their mistakes and not do the same mistake again.