prespecification

English

Etymology

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.