thought experiment

People can imagine experiments {thought experiment}| to test physical theories. Thought experiments are complex, because mind has hidden variables and results are not directly verifiable. Computers and/or people can perform mental experiments, to see actual results, note pitfalls, and propose better experiments. Experiments can also have control groups, with which to compare results, to verify that no other variables affected experiment except intended variable.

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