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In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

Sentence 1:In each case , the goal is to translate raw data into meaningful information about the learning process in order to make better decisions about the design and trajectory of a learning environment . Sentence 2:Thus , EDM generally consists of four phases :
Output:
thus