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<h2>Hi, I need some help with understanding some parts of the passage and with a question</h2>

<p>Passage:
"Science proceeds in fits and starts. Scientists put forward results, both theoretical and experimental. The results are then debated by the community; sometimes they are discarded, sometimes they are modified, and sometimes they provide inspiration for new and more accurate ways of understanding the universe . In other words, science proceeds along a zigzag path toward what we hope will be ultimate truth, a path that began with humanity's earliest attempts to fathom the cosmos and whose end we cannot predict".</p>

<p>Question:</p>

<p>In line 32, "fits" most nearly means
(A) violent attacks
(B) unprovoked tantrums
(C) emotional reactions
(D) unexpected whims
(E) sudden bursts</p>

<p>The answer is E but I got D (I don't know why)
Can someone explain?
Thanks :D</p>

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<p>So in the passage there are key words that describe progress in science as being an uneven and uncertain process. Of the answer choices only E really conveys that</p>

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<p>Answers A-D represent a spoiled child or a emotionally unstable girl. None of which fit into the context of the passage.:grin:</p>

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<p>Science ((proceeds))) in fits and starts</p>

<p>They know what science is doing and will do… it’s proceeding in fits and starts… so Unexpected Whims does not fit… as science’s actions are expected.</p>