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Describe the necessary characteristics of an experiment that is suitable to test a theory.
The experiment should be carefully set up so as to create a controlled situation in which one can make careful observations after altering the experimental parameters, preferably one at a time. The results must be reproducible (to within experimental error) and, as more and more experiments are conducted, a pattern should begin to emerge, from which a comparison to the current theory can be made.
Experiment setup should ensure control, alter parameters systematically for observations, ensuring reproducibility within error for pattern comparison.