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control experiment
noun
- an experiment in which the variables are controlled so that the effects of varying one factor at a time may be observed.
control experiment
noun
- an experiment designed to check or correct the results of another experiment by removing the variable or variables operating in that other experiment. The comparison obtained is an indication or measurement of the effect of the variables concerned
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Word History and Origins
Origin of control experiment1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
The second group of stalks was placed simply in water, in order to serve for control experiment.
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It has no idea of the need for what is called a control experiment.
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