control group

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control group

noun control groups

  1. in an experiment The group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test.

    Similar: control

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noun group of test subjects left untreated

Españolpatrón de comparación
日本語対照群 taishōgun
中文對照組 /对照组
Françaisgroupe témoin
DeutschKontrollgruppe
Românăgrup de control, grup de comparație
Русскийконтро́льная гру́ппа kontrólʹnaja grúppa
עבריתבִּקֹּרֶת, ביקורת biqóret

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@misc{control_group_2026,
  title = {control group},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/control%20group},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}