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preexperiments

preexperiments is the plural of preexperiment.

Meaning of preexperiment

Noun

preexperiment (plural preexperiments)

  1. A simple form of research that examines a group or groups before and after an event, to see whether there is change, but does not employ a control group.
    • A study that uses only a manipulation is considered a pre-experiment. As the name implies, a pre-experiment has not quite achieved the level of control necessary to be termed an experiment at all.2016, Marina Krcmar, David R. Ewoldsen, Ascan Koerner, Communication Science Theory and Research

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Questions about preexperiments

What is preexperiments the plural of?
Preexperiments is the plural of preexperiment.

Words near preexperiments in the dictionary

  1. preexists
  2. preexpectation
  3. preexpectations
  4. preexperiment
  5. preexperimental
  6. preexperiments
  7. preexponent
  8. preexponential
  9. preexponents
  10. preexpose
  11. preexposed

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