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confounds

/kənˈfaʊndz/ /kɒnˈfaʊndz/

Meanings
noun
A confounding variable.

Examples :

"In our study about exercise and weight loss, the confounds of diet and sleep made it hard to know if the exercise alone was really responsible for the results. "
statistics science

Related Words

Illustration concentrate

concentrate noun

/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ /ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/

A substance that is in a condensed form.

"The coffee concentrate was strong, so a little went a long way. "

Illustration disappearing

disappearing verb

/ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/ /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərɪŋ/

To vanish.

"The ice cream was disappearing quickly because everyone loved it. "

Illustration instructions

instructions noun

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃənz/

The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.

"Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers."

Illustration confounded

confounded verb

/kənˈfaʊndɪd/

To perplex or puzzle.

"The complicated instructions for the science project completely confounded the students. "

Illustration completely

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

(manner) In a complete manner

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

Illustration distinguish

distinguish verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ/

To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.

"My younger sister is very good at distinguishing different types of flowers. "

Illustration responsible

responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

The individual who bears the responsibility for something.

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

Illustration difference

difference noun

/ˈdɪfəɹən(t)s/

The quality of being different.

"You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference."

Illustration unexpected

unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

Illustration indistinguishable

indistinguishable noun

/ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/ /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl/

Any of a set of things that cannot be distinguished.

"Given that "indistinguishable" is an adjective, not a noun, here's a sentence using it correctly as an adjective: "The twins were so alike that their voices were almost indistinguishable." "

Illustration confounding

confounding verb

/kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/ /kɒnˈfaʊndɪŋ/

To perplex or puzzle.

"The teacher's explanation of the math problem was confounding many students in the class. "

Illustration complicated

complicated verb

/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪtɪd/

To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

"The teacher complicated the math problem by adding several extra steps. "