control
[ kuhn-trohl ]
/ kənˈtroʊl /
verb (used with object), con·trolled, con·trol·ling.
noun
Verb Phrases
control for, Statistics.
to account for (variables in an analysis) by limiting the data under consideration to a comparison of like things: to control for demographic factors.
Origin of control
synonym study for control
6. See
authority.
OTHER WORDS FROM control
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British Dictionary definitions for well-controlled (1 of 2)
well-controlled
adjective (well controlled when postpositive)
regulated, operated, or restrained successfully or strictly
well-controlled research work
British Dictionary definitions for well-controlled (2 of 2)
control
/ (kənˈtrəʊl) /
verb -trols, -trolling or -trolled (tr)
noun
Derived forms of control
controllable, adjective controllability or controllableness, noun controllably, adverbWord Origin for control
C15: from Old French
conteroller to regulate, from
contrerolle duplicate register, system of checking, from
contre-
counter- +
rolle
roll
Medical definitions for well-controlled
control
[ kən-trōl′ ]
v.
To verify or regulate a scientific experiment by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.
To hold in restraint; check.
n.
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment.
An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a control experiment.
Scientific definitions for well-controlled
control
[ kən-trōl′ ]
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.
Idioms and Phrases with well-controlled
control
see out of control; spin control.