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deconflations

deconflations is the plural of deconflation.

Meaning of deconflation

Noun

deconflation (countable and uncountable, plural deconflations)

  1. The act or process of deconflating.
    • However, in doing so, the principle of equipoise—recognized by many as the primary ethical justification for an RCT, any RCT—loses some of its force. You might still find it, but the emphasis is elsewhere: on "social value," on "scientific validity," on "independent review," on "respect," on...2003, Charles J. Kowalski, “Sham surgery: not an oxymoron. Commentary.”, in American Journal of Bioethics, volume 3, number 4, →DOI, pages 8–9
  2. An instance of deconflating.

Questions about deconflations

What is deconflations the plural of?
Deconflations is the plural of deconflation.

Words near deconflations in the dictionary

  1. deconflate
  2. deconflated
  3. deconflates
  4. deconflating
  5. deconflation
  6. deconflations
  7. deconflict
  8. deconflicted
  9. deconflicting
  10. deconfliction
  11. deconflictions

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