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random treatment

[/ˈrændəm ˈtriːtmənt/]
nounpl: random treatments
tratamento aleatório
1. A treatment or therapy administered without systematic selection criteria, often assigned by chance in experimental or clinical settings
The random treatment group showed unexpected improvements in the study.
O grupo de tratamento aleatório apresentou melhorias inesperadas no estudo.
2. Inconsistent or unpredictable therapeutic approach lacking standardized protocols
Patients complained about the random treatment they received at the clinic.
Os pacientes reclamaram do tratamento aleatório que receberam na clínica.
Synonyms
arbitrary treatmenthaphazard treatmentunsystematic treatmentchance treatment
Antonyms
systematic treatmentstandardized treatmenttargeted treatmentevidence-based treatment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tratamento aleatório
Standard usage in medical and scientific contexts
Portugal
tratamento aleatório
Standard usage; sometimes 'tratamento ao acaso'
Academic/Scientific
tratamento randômico
More technical term used in experimental design

Related Idioms & Phrases

hit or miss treatment
shot in the dark
treatment by trial and error
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