Imagine that a team of scientists test a certain hypothesis, and the experimental results show that it is false. How will this information most likely be helpful in the future?

The hypothesis and experiment will not be discussed again.
The hypothesis will be used to support a different theory.
The results will be on record and can inspire a new hypothesis.
The results will show which other hypotheses must be true.

@justsaiyan

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Imagine that a team of scientists test a certain hypothesis, and the experimental results show that it is false. How will this information most likely be helpful in the future?

The hypothesis and experiment will not be discussed again.
The hypothesis will be used to support a different theory.
The results will be on record and can inspire a new hypothesis.
The results will show which other hypotheses must be true.

@justsaiyan

JustSaiyan · Answer

C. This could be answered with a quote from Thomas Edison. "I did not fail. I just found a 100 ways on how to not make a light bulb".