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   experiment

   /ɪkˈspɛrɪm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact: "a laboratory which carried out experiments on pigs" Similar testinvestigationtrialinquirydemonstrationexaminationobservationassessmentevaluationappraisalinspectionanalysisscrutinystudyprobetrial runtry-outpilot studydummy rundry runresearchexperimentationobservationtrial and erroranalysistestingOpposite theory
   • ▪ a course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the outcome: "the farm is an ongoing experiment in sustainable living"

   verb

   • 1. perform a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory, to determine something: "experimenting on animals causes suffering"
   • ▪ try out new ideas or methods: "the designers experimented with new ideas in lighting"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin experimentum, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with experience and expert.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPERIMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPERIMENT definition: 1. a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true: 2. to try…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › experimentExperiment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : test, trial. make another experiment of his suspicion William Shakespeare. b. : a tentative procedure or policy. c. : an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law. 2. obsolete : experience. 3.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXPERIMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EXPERIMENT meaning: 1. a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true: 2. to try…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › experimentEXPERIMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Experiment definition: a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle, supposition, etc.. See examples of EXPERIMENT used in a sentence.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ExperimentExperiment - Wikipedia

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   An experiment is a procedure carried out to support or refute a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried. Experiments provide insight into cause-and-effect by demonstrating what outcome occurs when a particular factor is manipulated.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEXPERIMENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a test, especially a scientific one, that you do in order to learn something or discover if something is true: to conduct /do/ perform an experiment. They're conducting experiments on hamster cells to test the effects of the drug. Fewer examples. scientific experiments. inhumane experiments on monkeys.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishexperiment - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   a new activity, idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it has. I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment. experiment in something the country’s brief experiment in democracy. experiment with something His experiments with narrative form were very influential.