Design and Technology GCSE
Realistic Conditions
What Realistic Conditions means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Realistic Conditions
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Testing environments and scenarios that accurately simulate how the product will be used by the target market in real life.
Testing environments and methods that closely simulate how the product will actually be used by the target market.
Topics that use Realistic Conditions
- Component 2: Non-examined assessment (NEA) - Design (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Component 2: Non-examined assessment (NEA) - Investigate (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Product Specification
- Fitness for Purpose
- Iterative Design
- Qualitative Data
- Quantitative Data
- Tolerance
- Measurable Data
Using Realistic Conditions in the exam
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