The ability of the atmospheric pressure hypothesis to link the behavior of barometers with the behavior of siphons and vacuum pumps is an illustration of:

A) Internal coherence.
B) External consistency.
C) Fruitfulness.
D) Adequacy.
E) Reductivity.


A

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