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Noun: double blind
  1. A test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results
    "The researchers conducted a double blind study to test the effectiveness of the new medication"

Derived forms: double blinds

Type of: run, test, trial

Encyclopedia: Double blind