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experiment
[ noun ik-sper-uh-muhnt; verb 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
Derived Forms
- ˈˌԳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·i·Գe ·i·tǰ ·i··ٲtǰ noun
- e·i·Գ noun
- e·i·Գ adjective
- e·i·Գ verb (used without object) noun
- ܲe·i·Գe adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of experiment1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of experiment1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"I believe in that experiment, and I want to be part of making it a reality, and I know deep in my soul that this isn't it."
It’s a capitalist “chicken or egg” question that, just half a decade ago, would’ve been difficult to treat as anything other than a thought experiment.
One of his early experiments was ambrosia — a salad so retro it borders on parody, but so striking in his hands it practically glows.
"It's time for experience, not experiments," Carney told his supporters in London.
“The bar exam is too important for them to experiment as they did and are continuing to do.”
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