There are two possible outcomes: If the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.
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n. 结果;（尤指足球比赛的）胜利;[体]比分;成功实现的事;
vi. 发生，产生;归结为，导致;后果，终结;由…而造成[产生];
💡 re反问+sult跳→反回来的东西→结果
"Is personality the result of conditioning from parents and society, or are we born with it?"
个性是受父母和社会熏陶的结果，还是我们生而有之？
近义：implication, incidence, outcome, outgrowth, produce, progeny
n. 假设，假说;[逻]前提;
💡 hypo下面，次等+thesis论文→还不是正式的理论→假说
"The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs."
结果证实了他的关于情态动词用法的假设.
近义：assumption, postulate, presumption, reasoning, supposition, surmise
n. 量度;份量，尺寸;测量法;（量得的）尺寸;
💡 measure计量，测量 + ment 表名词 →衡量，测量；尺寸
"the metric system of measurement"
公制度量衡
近义：measure, measuring, mensuration, dimension
adj. 相反的;违反的，反对的;对立的;顽固的，任性的;
n. 对立或相反的事物;对立方;[逻]反对命题;
adv. 相反地，矛盾地;
💡 contr反对，相反+ary形容词后缀→相反的
"Contrary to popular belief , many cats dislike milk."
与普通的看法相反，许多猫不喜欢牛奶。
近义：antipodean, incompatible, opposed, opposing, opposite, averse
反义：associated, united, coalesced, combined, confederated, affiliated
n. 发现，发觉;（剧情的）发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
💡 discover发现+y表名词 →掀开 → 发现
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义：invention, strike, disclosure, find, finding
adj. 可能的;可接受的;合理的，可以允许的;不坏的;
n. 可能性，潜在性;可能的人物，可能有的事;最高分;
💡 音“跑四步”：被五步蛇咬了，跑四步还是 可能的 poss(pass通过)+ible(能): 可能的 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：穿着破（po）烂的两个美女（ss
"It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement."
想必他们可以达成协议.
近义：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
反义：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable