&gt; which, as the article showed by its actual usage, tend to be seen as synonymous<p>In the sciences, language often takes on an entirely different meaning than in popular lexicon. This is one of the reasons I cringe every time I hear someone state, &#x27;It is just a theory&#x27;.<p>&gt; &quot;Verify&quot; and &quot;re-analyze&quot; seem like a more natural fit.<p>At least in my field (computational science), verification already has a very specific meaning. Overloading terms is avoided, although that also happens.<p>In terms of successful communication between scientists, it is far more important for everyone to agree on the meaning of a term than what particular word is used itself. But perhaps this is also accounts for difficulties communicating important results to non-specialists...