Which of the following statements is true of a law?

A. It refers to a specific implementation of a more general theoretical view.
B. It is an empirically verified, quantitative relationship between two or more variables.
C. It is a tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem.
D. It is more limited in scope than is a hypothesis.


Answer: B

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