Global Scholars Unit 3

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  1. innovation
    a creation resulting from study and experimentation
    The technological innovation that drives the economic engine of Silicon Valley relies on scientific advances. Wall Street Journal (Dec 5, 2016)
  2. manufacture
    create or produce in a mechanical way
    It also manufactures equipment to produce other gases used in industry. New York Times (Dec 20, 2016)
  3. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
    Another way to save money is to consider buying used products whenever possible. New York Times (Dec 28, 2016)
  4. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
    Citing state data, the newspaper reports about 3,100 people received a total of $5.5 million. Washington Times (Dec 27, 2016)
  5. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
    “We’re transforming the actor’s appearance to look like another character, but just using digital technology,” he said. New York Times (Dec 27, 2016)
  6. prototype
    a standard or typical example
    After Facebook’s engineers prototype their ideas, they present and vote on them among their colleagues. Time (Dec 5, 2016)
  7. survey
    determining opinions by interviewing people
    Other times, the company gets this information by conducting surveys that provide information for future use. Washington Post (Dec 27, 2016)
  8. digital
    displaying numbers rather than scale positions
    In May, Drake set a record for the number of digital audio songs streamed in a single week: 246 million. Washington Post (Dec 27, 2016)
  9. invention
    a creation resulting from study and experimentation
    For John, the invention which made his life easier was the bicycle. BBC (Nov 25, 2016)
  10. reflection
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
    His farm is also a reflection of how he used to find his tree as a child. Washington Times (Dec 19, 2016)
Created on Wed Dec 28 09:31:07 EST 2016 (updated Thu Feb 09 15:37:27 EST 2017)

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