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Chapter 5 Vocab
Fundamentals of Engineering Textbook Chapter 5: Researching Designs
Term | Definition |
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Cost feasibility | An evaluation of the effectiveness of the potential solution from a financial perspective. |
Discussion forum | An area on the internet where a person can enter a question or comment and other people can respond to the question or comment on the original message. |
Experimental research | A type of research that uses tests to discover information about a potential solution. |
Library research | A type of research that uses different forms of printed and digital materials as a source of information. |
Refined sketch | Combine all the components of the final design, which may be a combination of different ideas. |
Research | A scientific way to discover facts about a certain topic or situation. |
Rough sketch | The first drawing completed by engineers. |
Thumbnail sketch | Another term used for rough sketches because of their small size. |
Trade-off | The consideration that gaining one positive quality in a design means you lose one other quality. |