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condition

condition

17 4.6
A test situation or treatment used to compare its effect with a control
  • noun
  • /kənˈdɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: condición experimental
  • Because of the possibility of order and practice effects, a comparison of conditions was not conducted.
  • experimental conditions
  • control condition
  • create conditions

So it's the same person has two experimental conditions.

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Examples

  • Thus, we combined the practice conditions with the different designs of writing activities.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We're able to create under controlled conditions, a lot of new biomass.

  • But so everything comes down to the jump condition at the shock.

  • You can evaluate the impact of tissue culture conditions and duration.

  • - We're a community action group... improving conditions in the barrio.

  • Training sessions for each of the four focus conditions consisted of four blocks of 10 trials each.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Given the right conditions, seeds can last indefinitely.

  • There were few interaction effects between intervention condition and demographic variables, with two exceptions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the experiment, we manipulated the temperature condition to study its effect on plant growth.

  • Researchers tested various lighting conditions to determine how they influenced the behavior of different species.

Synonyms

experimental condition
vscondition
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A part of an experiment where researchers change one thing to see its effect compared with a control group

is the general single-word label for that same testing setup

Antonyms

control
  • Specialized
60 5.2

A group or condition used to compare results in an experiment

Idioms

31 3.0

Being fit and healthy because of regular exercise

Compounds

The state of the air at a place and time, like temperature, wind, clouds, or rain

How healthy and fit a person's body is

The state of jobs, prices, and business activity in a country at a particular time

Something that is perfect and looks brand new

The state of a person's mind and feelings

9 4.1

The state of the air, water, or land at a place that affects living things

The state of a person or company's money, things they own, and debts at a time

The weather at a place and time, including temperature, wind, and rain or snow

A problem with a person's mental health that changes how they think, feel or behave

How clean a place or object is and whether it is free from germs

control condition
  • Specialized
3 5.5

A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment and is used for comparison

boundary condition
  • Specialized
2 8.0

A rule giving values at the edge of a space to solve an equation

eye condition
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A problem with the eye that affects vision

hereditary condition
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A health problem parents can pass to their children through genes

A health problem doctors cannot make go away

1 4.9

A part of an experiment where researchers change one thing to see its effect compared with a control group

1 4.4

The body's state and how well its parts work, especially for health

A very good state where something works well and looks clean

Something that must be true or happen first for another thing to happen

A state that is completely clean and without any damage

toxic condition
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A harmful state that happens when poison gets into the body

A group of words that says when something will happen or what must happen first, often starting with if

rachitic condition
  • Specialized
9.9

A bone illness in young children caused by not having enough vitamin D that makes bones weak or deformed

9.5

Swollen lumps in the neck caused by an infection, often tuberculosis

Surface Forms

condition singular
conditions plural

Etymology

The word condition comes from Latin con- 'together' and dicere 'to say', meaning a way things are set or agreed. In experiments a condition is a particular situation the researcher sets so they can compare results under different states.