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CONTROL CONDITION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does control condition mean?

• CONTROL CONDITION (noun)
The noun CONTROL CONDITION has 1 sense:

1. a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

Familiarity information: CONTROL CONDITION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CONTROL CONDITION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

control condition; control

Context example:

the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw

Hypernyms ("control condition" is a kind of...):

criterion; standard (the ideal in terms of which something can be judged)

Holonyms ("control condition" is a part of...):

experiment; experimentation (the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation)

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