CONTROL CONDITION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does control condition mean? 

• CONTROL CONDITION (noun)
  The noun CONTROL CONDITION has 1 sense:

1. a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

  Familiarity information: CONTROL CONDITION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTROL CONDITION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

control; control condition

Context example:

the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw

Hypernyms ("control condition" is a kind of...):

criterion; standard (the ideal in terms of which something can be judged)

Holonyms ("control condition" is a part of...):

experiment; experimentation (the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation)