double-blind
adjective
dou·ble-blind
ˌdə-bəl-ˈblīnd 
: of, relating to, or being an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects nor the experimenters know which subjects are in the test and control groups during the actual course of the experiments compare open-label, single-blind
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First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
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“Double-blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-blind. Accessed 3 Jun. 2023.
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double-blind
adjective
dou·ble-blind
ˌdəb-əl-ˈblīnd
: of, relating to, or being an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects nor the experimenters know which subjects are in the test and control groups during the actual course of the experiments compare open-label, single-blind
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