In a controlled experiment, scientists kept temperature and humidity constant to isolate the effect of light on plant growth.
在受控实验中，科学家保持温度和湿度恒定，以分离光照对植物生长的影响。
Nutrition researcher Mark Ferrell found no significant difference in energy levels between breakfast eaters and skippers once he controlled for total daily calorie intake, suggesting the effect Nair observed may stem from overall diet rather than the timing of the first meal.
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In a controlled taste test, participants rated an unfamiliar fruit more favorably when it was labeled with an appealing, invented name than when the identical fruit was labeled with its actual, scientific-sounding name.
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Nutrition researcher Kwame Boateng found no significant difference in calorie intake between slow and fast eaters once he controlled for how much water participants drank during the meal, suggesting hydration, not eating speed, may explain Papadakis's result.
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Which choice best defines “controlled”?
A — Under the power or influence of someone or something. “controlled” means under the power or influence of someone or something.
Which word means “under the power or influence of someone or something”?
D — controlled. “controlled” means under the power or influence of someone or something.
controlled — under the power or influence of someone or something. In Chinese: 受控制的.
controlled is pronounced /kənˈtrəʊld/.
In a controlled experiment, scientists kept temperature and humidity constant to isolate the effect of light on plant growth. (在受控实验中，科学家保持温度和湿度恒定，以分离光照对植物生长的影响。)
regulated, governed, restrained — all close in meaning to controlled (under the power or influence of someone or something).
uncontrolled, unrestrained — each the opposite of controlled (under the power or influence of someone or something).
Yes. controlled is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.