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Nature 412, 485 (2 August 2001) | doi:10.1038/35087676
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David M. Wilkinson1
Technical terms abound in science; indeed, much of the science taught in schools seems more concerned with the memorizing of terms than with the understanding of concepts. A common defence of this complex scientific language is that it allows accurate communication among those who have mastered the appropriate vocabulary.
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