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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However, the experiments were conducted in mice, and additional research will be needed to determine how these mechanisms operate in humans and whether they can be safely targeted with treatments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Broadcasters have ramped up experiments with format, style and tone - Disney+ even had a dog on set during their coverage - but perhaps unsurprisingly, not every idea proves to be successful.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
To investigate the role of DEAF1, the researchers performed experiments using fruit flies and older mice.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
In experiments involving mice, the engineered cells established themselves in bone marrow, produced new immune cells, and slowed the progression of both blood cancers and solid tumors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
This experiment is known as ‘Pascal’s barrel’, although there is no evidence he conducted it himself; he did conduct experiments designed to illustrate the principle involved, but that had already been described by Mersenne.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
