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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Fellow Most experimenter Kasper Moth-Poulsen, who leads research teams at the Polytechnic University of Barcelona in Spain and other institutions, was not involved in the study but was impressed by the results.
From BBC ● May 7, 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
The experimenter pretended to pour juice into both cups, then acted out dumping the juice from one cup, shaking it to show it was empty.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
“End of the World” was produced by the retro-soul experimenter Nick Hakim.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
Since the experimenter can’t know what yes means, people presumably will be honest.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
