experiment
[ noun ik-sper-uh-muhnt; verb ek-sper-uh-ment ]
/ noun ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt; verb ɛkˈspɛr əˌmɛnt /
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.
Obsolete. experience.
verb (used without object)
to try or test, especially in order to discover or prove something: to experiment with a new procedure.
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Origin of experiment
synonym study for experiment
1. See trial.
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British Dictionary definitions for experiment
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 originala poetic experiment
an obsolete word for experience
verb (ɪkˈspɛrɪˌmɛnt)
(intr) to make an experiment or experiments
Derived forms of experiment
experimenter, nounWord Origin for experiment
C14: from Latin experīmentum proof, trial, from experīrī to test; see experience
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Medical definitions for experiment
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.
v.
To conduct an experiment.
To try something new, especially in order to gain experience.
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Scientific definitions for experiment
experiment
[ ĭk-spĕr′ə-mənt ]
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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