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experiment
[ik-sper-uh-muhnt, ek-sper-uh-ment]
noun
a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle, supposition, etc..
a chemical experiment; a teaching experiment; an experiment in living.
the conducting of such operations; experimentation.
a product that is the result of long experiment.
Synonyms: ,Obsolete.experience.
verb (used without object)
to try or test, especially in order to discover or prove something.
to experiment with a new procedure.
experiment
noun
a test or investigation, esp one planned to provide evidence for or against a hypothesis: a scientific experiment
the act of conducting such an investigation or test; experimentation; research
an attempt at something new or different; an effort to be original
a poetic experiment
an obsolete word for experience
verb
(intr) to make an experiment or experiments
experiment
A test or procedure carried out under controlled conditions to determine the validity of a hypothesis or make a discovery.
See Note at hypothesis
Other Word Forms
- experimenter noun
- experimentor noun
- experimentator noun
- preexperiment noun
- proexperiment adjective
- reexperiment verb (used without object)
- unexperimented adjective
- ˈˌԳٱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of experiment1
Word History and Origins
Origin of experiment1
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Example Sentences
If the Labuschagne experiment has already been deemed a failure, then he may revert back to three with Konstas looking likely to come in.
There’s also power in zucchini’s lack of bold flavors, making it a blank slate for home cooks and chefs alike to experiment with.
This is what art gives us that didactic political proclamations on Bluesky cannot: freedom to play, experiment and marinate in the gray spaces where most of life happens.
The band drew aesthetics from the experiments of post-punk and the nascent goth movement of the time, with admiration for sinister yet seductive acts like the Birthday Party, Bauhaus and Malaria.
In the hope of expanding apple production into new areas, some scientists and farmers are experimenting with so-called low-chill varieties.
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