De controlevariabele
Example: In het onderzoek gebruikten ze een controlevariabele om resultaten te vergelijken.
Definition
"De controlevariabele" in research refers to a variable that is kept constant or monitored to prevent it from influencing the outcome of an experiment, ensuring that the results are due to the independent variable only.
Etymology
The term "de controlevariabele" comes from Dutch, where "controle" means control and "variabele" means variable. It literally describes a variable used to control or hold constant other factors in a study, a concept fundamental to scientific experiments.
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"De controlevariabele" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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the control variable