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..
experiments
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pluralof experiment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof experiment (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
experimentnouna test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle, supposition, etc..
Example Sentences
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Freeman, the Alaska director of the Center for Biological Diversity, isn't just concerned Homer residents weren't widely alerted to these experiments.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Previous experiments could capture individual parts of this process, but they could not provide a combined picture of both the electronic changes inside the molecule and the reorganization occurring around it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Australia’s forests contain many forgotten experiments that could transform our understanding of how forests respond to human intervention.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Ted isn’t here to give his take on the reenactment, but I can tell you what he said about the experiments themselves.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Always curious about the world around them, these learners ask lots of questions and like to do experiments.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
