experiment
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..
experimenter
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a word derived from
experiment.
Example Sentences
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“Even if they have some of these biases, they recognize that they shouldn’t be telling the experimenter about those biases,” he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
A relentless experimenter, Ilaiyaraaja could blend Carnatic ragas, Indian folk melodies and the music of Schubert or Mozart into a single composition.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
“He seems to have been called by every honorary title imaginable,” noted one biographer—“the country’s leading novelist, philosopher, educator, designer, agricultural experimenter, architect, industrial management specialist, general and ping pong trainer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
After pretending to empty one jar, the experimenter asked, "Where's the grape?"
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
The experimenter lost 10 weeks from his work, and at the end of a year, when his case was reported in a British medical journal, recovery was not complete.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
