ALL meanings of control variable
con·trol var·i·a·ble
C c - 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