Control Experiment (Noun)
Meaning
An experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The researchers set up a control experiment to test the effect of temperature on the reaction, keeping all other variables constant.
- A control experiment was conducted to isolate the impact of the new fertilizer on plant growth by comparing it to a group without the fertilizer.
- The scientists designed a control experiment to account for the placebo effect in their study on the new medication.
- To validate their findings, the team ran a control experiment with a different set of participants to see if the results would be replicated.
- The control experiment involved a group of mice that did not receive the treatment, allowing the researchers to compare their behavior to the treated group.