nested design
nounUK /ˈnɛstɪd dɪˈzaɪn/
US /ˈnɛstɪd dɪˈzaɪn/
A nested design is a plan where small groups fit inside bigger groups, like boxes inside boxes.
The scientists used a nested design, putting students in classes and classes in schools.
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2. In statistics, a nested design is an experiment where each level of one factor appears only within one level of another factor.
The nested design let researchers compare classrooms within each school separately.
3. In design and art, a nested design means shapes or objects placed one inside another.
The poster showed a nested design of circles inside circles.
4. In computer science, a nested design refers to structures placed inside other structures, like loops within loops.
The program used a nested design with one loop inside another.