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noun
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.
verb (used without object)
4.
to try or test, especially in order to discover or prove something: to experiment with a new procedure.
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Related forms
ex·per·i·ment·er, ex·per·i·men·tor, ex·per·i·men·ta·tor, noun
pre·ex·per·i·ment, noun
pro·ex·per·i·ment, adjective
re·ex·per·i·ment, verb (used without object), noun
un·ex·per·i·ment·ed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- As part of the experiment, I always ask my students to write about being left in the technological cold.
- The experiment has been a work in progress.
- Don't experiment with other varieties without expert guidance.
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World English Dictionary
| experiment | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a test or investigation, esp one planned to provide evidence for or against a hypothesis: a scientific experiment |
| 2. | the act of conducting such an investigation or test; experimentation; research |
| 3. | an attempt at something new or different; an effort to be original: a poetic experiment |
| 4. | an obsolete word for experience |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (intr) to make an experiment or experiments |
| [C14: from Latin experīmentum proof, trial, from experīrī to test; see | |
| ex'perimenter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
experiment
mid-14c., from O.Fr. experiment, from L. experimentum "a trial, test," from experiri "to test, try" (see experience). The verb is attested from late 15c., from the noun. Related: Experimented; experimenting.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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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Science Dictionary
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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