experiment [noun ik-sper -uh -muh nt; verb ek-sper -uh -ment] SYNONYMS | EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN 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. verb (used without object) to try or test, especially in order to discover or prove something: to experiment with a new procedure.
Origin of experiment 1325–75; Middle English: proof <
Latin experīmentum. See
experience ,
-ment 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 Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for experiment search ,
probe ,
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study ,
practice ,
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operation ,
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experimentation ,
explore ,
analyze Examples from the Web for experiment Contemporary Examples of experiment This video, courtesy of BuzzFeed, tries a bit of an experiment to get some answers.
In the fall of 1992, Booker became a vegetarian “as an experiment ,” he said, “and I was surprised by how much my body took to it.”
Japanese whisky is not regulated in Japan or in the U.S., so producers have the freedom to experiment with flavors and techniques.
Their experiment is known as the Holometer, located at Fermilab in Illinois.
At the end of our experiment , my friend and I both felt a little more in touch with our world and ourselves.
Historical Examples of experiment Anyone else can demonstrate it who chooses to make the experiment .
Poor Dirk, you will remember, if he had thought of it, had no comb with which to experiment .
We regard every child in our school as a subject for experiment .
He himself said I was the best subject he could find for the experiment .
When they reached Malakand, the experiment was at once made.
British Dictionary definitions for experiment noun (ɪkˈspɛrɪmənt ) 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
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verb (ɪkˈspɛrɪˌmɛnt ) (intr) to make an experiment or experiments
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Derived Forms experimenter , noun Word Origin for experiment C14: from Latin experīmentum proof, trial, from experīrī to test; see experience
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Word Origin and History for experiment n. mid-14c., from Old French esperment "practical knowledge, cunning, enchantment; trial, proof, example, lesson," from Latin experimentum "a trial, test, proof, experiment," noun of action from experiri "to test, try" (see experience ).
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v. late 15c., from experiment (n.). Related: Experimented ; experimenting .
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
experiment [ĭk-spĕr′ 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.
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v. To conduct an experiment.
To try something new, especially in order to gain experience.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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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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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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