control variable

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Definitions of control variable words

noun control variable Also called control. Statistics. a person, group, event, etc., that is used as a constant and unchanging standard of comparison in scientific experimentation. Compare dependent variable (def 2), independent variable (def 2). 1
noun control variable (in computer programming) a variable that is used to regulate the flow of control, or order of execution, generally the number of times a loop will execute. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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