Word	Translation	Example
l'ipotesi	hypothesis	L'ipotesi deve essere verificata attraverso esperimenti riproducibili. The hypothesis must be verified through reproducible experiments.
"l'ipotesi" uses the elided article "l'" because the noun begins with a vowel. A reflexive construction with "si" is used, where the subject acts upon itself.
la metodologia	methodology	La metodologia utilizzata nello studio è stata approvata dal comitato scientifico. The methodology used in the study was approved by the scientific committee.
"la" is the feminine singular definite article. "nello" is the contracted form of in+lo.
la variabile	variable	Lo scienziato ha isolato una sola variabile per misurare l'effetto del trattamento. The scientist isolated a single variable to measure the effect of the treatment.
"la" is the feminine singular definite article. "del" is the contracted form of di+il.
l'esperimento	experiment	L'esperimento ha confermato le previsioni del modello teorico. The experiment confirmed the predictions of the theoretical model.
"l'esperimento" uses the elided article "l'" because the noun begins with a vowel. "del" is the contracted form of di+il.
la revisione paritaria	peer review	La revisione paritaria garantisce la qualità delle pubblicazioni scientifiche. Peer review guarantees the quality of scientific publications.
"la" is the feminine singular definite article. "delle" is the contracted form of di+le.
la pubblicazione	publication	La pubblicazione dei risultati è avvenuta su una rivista scientifica internazionale. The publication of the results appeared in an international scientific journal.
"la" is the feminine singular definite article. "dei" is the contracted form of di+i.
il campione	sample	Il campione analizzato comprendeva duemila partecipanti di diverse fasce d'età. The sample analyzed included two thousand participants of different age groups.
"il" is the masculine singular definite article for nouns beginning with a consonant.
il dato empirico	empirical data	I dati empirici contraddicono le previsioni del modello originario. The empirical data contradict the predictions of the original model.
"il" is the masculine singular definite article for nouns beginning with a consonant. "del" is the contracted form of di+il.
la correlazione	correlation	La correlazione tra le due variabili non implica necessariamente un rapporto causale. The correlation between the two variables does not necessarily imply a causal relationship.
"la" is the feminine singular definite article.
il paradigma	paradigm	La scoperta ha provocato un cambio di paradigma nella fisica delle particelle. The discovery caused a paradigm shift in particle physics.
"il" is the masculine singular definite article for nouns beginning with a consonant. "nella" is the contracted form of in+la.
la simulazione	simulation	La simulazione al computer ha permesso di prevedere il comportamento del sistema. The computer simulation allowed predicting the system's behavior.
"la" is the feminine singular definite article. "al" is the contracted form of a+il.
il modello predittivo	predictive model	Il modello predittivo stima con precisione l'andamento della temperatura globale. The predictive model accurately estimates the trend of global temperature.
"il" is the masculine singular definite article for nouns beginning with a consonant. "della" is the contracted form of di+la.
il database	database	Il database contiene informazioni genetiche di oltre centomila individui. The database contains genetic information from over one hundred thousand individuals.
"il" is the masculine singular definite article for nouns beginning with a consonant.
l'intelligenza artificiale	artificial intelligence (AI)	L'intelligenza artificiale sta rivoluzionando la diagnostica medica. Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing medical diagnostics.
"l'intelligenza artificiale" uses the elided article "l'" because the noun begins with a vowel.
l'apprendimento automatico	machine learning	L'apprendimento automatico migliora le prestazioni del sistema con l'esperienza. Machine learning improves the system's performance with experience.
"l'apprendimento automatico" uses the elided article "l'" because the noun begins with a vowel. "del" is the contracted form of di+il.
la rete neurale	neural network	La rete neurale artificiale è in grado di riconoscere immagini con alta precisione. The artificial neural network is able to recognize images with high accuracy.
"la" is the feminine singular definite article. The preposition "di" + infinitive "riconoscere" is a common Italian construction.
il DNA	DNA	L'analisi del DNA ha permesso di identificare il colpevole del crimine. DNA analysis made it possible to identify the perpetrator of the crime.
"il" is the masculine singular definite article for nouns beginning with a consonant. "del" is the contracted form of di+il.
il gene	gene	I ricercatori hanno identificato il gene responsabile della malattia ereditaria. Researchers identified the gene responsible for the hereditary disease.
"il" is the masculine singular definite article for nouns beginning with a consonant. "della" is the contracted form of di+la.
la cellula staminale	stem cell	Le cellule staminali offrono prospettive rivoluzionarie per la medicina rigenerativa. Stem cells offer revolutionary prospects for regenerative medicine.
"la" is the feminine singular definite article.
la biotecnologia	biotechnology	La biotecnologia applicata all'agricoltura migliora la resa delle colture. Biotechnology applied to agriculture improves crop yields.
"la" is the feminine singular definite article. "all'" is the contracted form of a+l'.

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