unblinding
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a word derived from
blinding.
blindingnouna layer of sand or fine gravel for filling the gaps in the surfaces of a road or pavement, as one of crushed and compacted stone.
Example Sentences
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Some media reports and discussions online cited functional unblinding as a “core reason” for the denial—an obstacle that subsequent psychedelic medicine applications will also have to contend with.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024
Functional unblinding occurs when trial participants can tell whether they are in the placebo group.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024
Only when enough people in the trial got Covid-19 would an independent board of advisers look at the results to see how many sick volunteers were vaccinated — a process known as unblinding.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2021
Vaccinemakers must now quickly decide how to handle this issue, called unblinding.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 22, 2020
About a month or two ago, different Higgs searches began unblinding their data in anticipation of having results for ICHEP, a big conference that’s happening now.
From Forbes ● Jul. 13, 2012