control group

noun

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.

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Meanings

nouncontrol group (plural control groups)

plural control groups

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: control

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

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Translations

Bulgarian контро́лна гру́па
  • контро́лна гру́па (kontrólna grúpa)group of test subjects left untreated
Chinese Mandarin 對照組 /对照组
  • 對照組 /对照组group of test subjects left untreated
Danish kontrolgruppe
  • kontrolgruppegroup of test subjects left untreated
Estonian kontrollgrupp
  • kontrollgruppgroup of test subjects left untreated
Finnish vertailuryhmä
  • vertailuryhmägroup of test subjects left untreated
French groupe témoin
  • groupe témoingroup of test subjects left untreated
German Kontrollgruppe
  • Kontrollgruppegroup of test subjects left untreated
Hebrew בִּקֹּרֶת, ביקורת
  • בִּקֹּרֶתgroup of test subjects left untreated
  • ביקורת (biqóret)group of test subjects left untreated
Japanese 対照群
  • 対照群 (taishōgun)group of test subjects left untreated
Malay kelompok kawalan
  • kelompok kawalangroup of test subjects left untreated
Polish grupa kontrolna
  • grupa kontrolnagroup of test subjects left untreated
Romanian grup de control, grup de comparație
  • grup de controlgroup of test subjects left untreated
  • grup de comparațiegroup of test subjects left untreated
Russian контро́льная гру́ппа
  • контро́льная гру́ппа (kontrólʹnaja grúppa)group of test subjects left untreated
Spanish patrón de comparación
  • patrón de comparacióngroup of test subjects left untreated
Swedish kontrollgrupp
  • kontrollgruppgroup of test subjects left untreated
Ukrainian контро́льна гру́па
  • контро́льна гру́па (kontrólʹna hrúpa)group of test subjects left untreated
Cite this entry
APA

control group. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20group

MLA

“control group.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20group. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “control group,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20group.

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