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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.

Origin:
1870–75
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control experiment  
n.  An experiment that isolates the effect of one variable on a system by holding constant all variables but the one under observation.
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control experiment n.
An experiment that isolates the effect of one variable on a system by holding constant all variables but the one under observation.

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