ðə tˈuː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃənz kæn biː kəmpˈɛɹd, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz ʌŋklˈɪɹ ɪn mˈɛni kˈeɪsᵻz hˌaʊ ðɪ ɛkspˌɛɹɪmˈɛntəl dˈeɪɾə ɪz təbi ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾᵻd ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv mˈoːɹ mˌaɪkɹəskˈɑːpɪk bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ.
The two representations can be compared, but it is unclear in many cases how the experimental data is to be interpreted in terms of more microscopic behavior.