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preobservation

preobservation adjective: before observation.

Adjective

preobservation (not comparable)

  1. Before observation.

Noun

preobservation (plural preobservations)

  1. An observation or assessment made before an experimental intervention or procedure.
    • These designs offer significant improvement over the pretest-posttest design because with a series of preobservations and postobservations, patterns of stability and change can be assessed more accurately.2001, James H. McMillan, Sally Schumacher, Research in Education: A Conceptual Introduction, →ISBN, page 344

Forms of preobservation

pluralpreobservations

Origin of preobservation

From pre- + observation.

Questions about preobservation

What does preobservation mean?
Preobservation means before observation.
What part of speech is preobservation?
Preobservation can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near preobservation in the dictionary

  1. prenyltransferases
  2. preobese
  3. preobesity
  4. preoblongata
  5. preobrazhenskite
  6. preobservation
  7. preobservational
  8. preobservations
  9. preobtain
  10. preobtained
  11. preobtaining

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