control experiment

noun

plural control experiments
: an experiment in which all variable factors have been kept constant and which is used as a standard of comparison to the experimental component in a controlled experiment

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of control experiment was in 1848

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“Control experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/control%20experiment. Accessed 10 Jun. 2023.

Kids Definition

control experiment

noun
: an experiment in which all variable factors have been kept constant and which is used as a standard of comparison to the experiment component in a controlled experiment
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