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ex⋅per⋅i⋅ment

  [n. ik-sper-uh-muhnt; v. ek-sper-uh-ment]
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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, esp. in order to discover or prove something: to experiment with a new procedure.
Origin:
1325–75; ME: proof < L experīmentum. See experience, -ment

Related forms:
ex⋅per⋅i⋅ment⋅er, ex⋅per⋅i⋅men⋅tor, ex⋅per⋅i⋅men⋅ta⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. See trial. 2. research, investigation.
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ex·per·i·ment   (ĭk-spěr'ə-mənt)   
n.  
    1. A test under controlled conditions that is made to demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.
    2. The process of conducting such a test; experimentation.
  2. An innovative act or procedure: "Democracy is only an experiment in government" (William Ralph Inge).
  3. The result of experimentation: "We are not [nature's] only experiment" (R. Buckminster Fuller).
intr.v.   (-měnt') ex·per·i·ment·ed, ex·per·i·ment·ing, ex·per·i·ments
  1. To conduct an experiment.
  2. To try something new, especially in order to gain experience: experiment with new methods of teaching.

[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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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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