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condition

condition

161 4.6
A test situation or treatment used to compare its effect with a control
  • noun
  • /kənˈdɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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
375 5.2

A group or condition used to compare results in an experiment

Idioms

1 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

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

How healthy and fit a person's body is

Something that is perfect and looks brand new

8 4.1

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

The state of a person's mind and feelings

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

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

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

boundary condition
  • Specialized
1 8.0

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

eye condition
  • Specialized
1 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

1 4.9

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

A state that is completely clean and without any damage

A health problem doctors cannot make go away

1 4.4

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

control condition
  • Specialized
1 5.5

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

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

A very good state where something works well and looks clean

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

toxic condition
  • Specialized
6.0

A harmful state that happens when poison gets into the body

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.