experimental
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əˈmɛn adjective
1.
pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
2.
3.
4.
based on or derived from experience; empirical: experimental knowledge.
noun
5.
something that is experimental.
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Experimental
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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experimental (ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, based on, or having the nature of experiment: an experimental study |
| 2. | based on or derived from experience; empirical: experimental evidence |
| 3. | tending to experiment: an experimental artist |
| 4. | tentative or provisional: an experimental rule in football |
| experi'mentally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
experimental
mid 15c., from experiment + -al (1). Experimental farm is recorded from 1792.
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Example sentences
It's still in the development stage, but several experimental vaccines tested on laboratory monkeys have proved successful.
It has also made an experimental optical transceiver that plugs into a laptop to receive and send light signals.
It was natural for him, following his sense of the beautiful, to move away from experimental physics and toward astronomy.
Despite new ideas and experimental activity, it is possible that none of these tests will find any support for string theory.
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