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ex·per·i·ment 
[n. ik-sper-uh-muhnt; v. ek-sper-uh-ment] Pronunciation Key
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[n. ik-sper-uh-muhnt; v. ek-sper-uh-ment] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | the conducting of such operations; experimentation: a product that is the result of long experiment. |
| 3. | Obsolete. experience. |
| 4. | to try or test, esp. in order to discover or prove something: to experiment with a new procedure. |
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ex·per·i·ment·er, ex·per·i·men·tor, ex·per·i·men·ta·tor, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ex·per·i·ment
(ĭk-spěr'ə-mənt) Pronunciation Key
n.
intr.v. (-měnt') ex·per·i·ment·ed, ex·per·i·ment·ing, ex·per·i·ments
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin experīmentum, from experīrī, to try; see per-3 in Indo-European roots.] ex·per'i·ment'er n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
experiment
experiment
1348, from O.Fr. experiment, from L. experimentum "a trial, test," from experiri "to test, try" (see experience). The verb is 1481, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| experiment | |
noun | |
| 1. | the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation |
| 2. | the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" |
| 3. | a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard" |
verb | |
| 1. | to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease" |
| 2. | try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style" |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| experiment
(ĭk-spěr'ə-mənt) Pronunciation Key
A test or procedure carried out under controlled conditions to determine the validity of a hypothesis or make a discovery. See Note at hypothesis.
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ex·per'i·ment'er n.
experiment ex·per·i·ment (ĭk-spěr'ə-mənt)
n.
- A test under controlled conditions that is made to demonstrate a known truth, to examine the validity of a hypothesis, or to determine the efficacy of something previously untried.
- The process of conducting such a test; experimentation.
- An innovative act or procedure.
- The result of experimentation.
- To conduct an experiment.
- To try something new, especially in order to gain experience.
ex·per'i·ment'er n.
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Experiment, GA (CDP, FIPS 28296) Location: 33.27822 N, 84.27735 W
Population (1990): 3762 (1429 housing units)
Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Experiment
Ex*per"i*ment\, n. [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See Experience.]1. Atrial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something doubtful; esp., one under conditions determined by the experimenter; an act or operation undertaken in order to discover some unknown principle or effect, or to test, establish, or illustrate some suggest or known truth; practical test; poof. A political experiment can not be made in a laboratory, not determinant in a few hours. --J. Adams. 2. Experience. [Obs.] Adam, by sad experiment I know How little weight my words with thee can find. --Milton.
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Experiment
Ex*per"i*ment\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Experimented; p. pr. & vb. n. Experinenting.] To make experiment; to operate by test or trial; -- often with on, upon, or in, referring to the subject of an experiment; with, referring to the instrument; and by, referring to the means; as, to experiment upon electricity; he experimented in plowing with ponies, or by steam power.
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Experiment
Ex*per"i*ment\, v. t. To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial experience. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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