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scientific control

subject or observation selected to minimize the effects of variables other than the independent variable of an experiment
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scientific control

Summary

scientific control ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • scientific control is a type of experimentation[2].
  • scientific control is a type of control group[3].
  • scientific control is part of scientific method[4].
  • scientific control's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • scientific control's manifestation of is recorded as ceteris paribus[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include experimentation[2] and control group[3].

Use and Application

scientific control is part of scientific method[4].

Why It Matters

scientific control ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → experimentation, control group
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Part of → —
    Manifestation of → ceteris paribus
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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