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randomized block

noun

: an experimental design (as in horticulture) in which different treatments are distributed in random order in a block or plot

called also randomized block design

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of randomized block was in 1926

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“Randomized block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/randomized%20block. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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