the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"
condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
a tract of land where logs are accumulated
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet
any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"