La variable de contrôle
Example: La variable de contrôle permet d'isoler l'effet principal dans l'expérience.
Definition
"La variable de contrôle" refers to a factor in research that is kept constant to prevent it from influencing the outcome of an experiment, allowing the main effect to be isolated and accurately measured.
Etymology
The term "la variable de contrôle" comes from French, where "variable" means a quantity that can change, and "contrôle" refers to the act of regulating or managing. Together, they describe a variable that is controlled or kept constant during scientific experiments to ensure valid results.
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"La variable de contrôle" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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the control variable