Control condition and Criterion

Control condition noun - A standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment.

Criterion and control condition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Criterion" instead a noun phrase "Control condition".

Criterion noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

Control condition and criterion are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Control condition" with "Criterion", this terms are similar.