prespecification

prespecification

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ specification.

Noun

prespecification

  1. specification in advance
    • 2015 October 30, “Predose and Postdose Blood Gene Expression Profiles Identify the Individuals Susceptible to Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury in Rats”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Moreover, a further crucial advantage of this method is its openness to finding unexpected biomarkers as the global gene expression is quantified simultaneously without prespecification of what those genes should be.
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