double blind

/ˌdʌbəl blaɪnd/
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Other forms: double blinds

Definitions of double blind
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    run, test, trial
    the act of testing something
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