| Pronunciation: | | [n]ik'sperumunt, [v]ek'speru`ment, ik'spereemunt
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- [n] the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- [n] a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"
- [n] the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"
- [v] to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"
- [v] try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style"
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| | Synonyms: | | experimentation, experimentation |
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| | See Also: | | condition, control, control condition, control experiment, enquiry, experimental condition, inquiry, investigate, look into, Michelson-Morey experiment, pilot experiment, research, research project, scientific research, test, testing, trial, trial and error, trial run, tryout, venture |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ex*per"i*ment\, n. [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to
try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See {Experience}.]
1. Atrial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove
something doubtful; esp., one under conditions determined
by the experimenter; an act or operation undertaken in
order to discover some unknown principle or effect, or to
test, establish, or illustrate some suggest or known
truth; practical test; poof.
A political experiment can not be made in a
laboratory, not determinant in a few hours. --J.
Adams.
2. Experience. [Obs.]
Adam, by sad experiment I know How little weight my
words with thee can find. --Milton.
\Ex*per"i*ment\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Experimented};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Experinenting}.]
To make experiment; to operate by test or trial; -- often
with on, upon, or in, referring to the subject of an
experiment; with, referring to the instrument; and by,
referring to the means; as, to experiment upon electricity;
he experimented in plowing with ponies, or by steam power.
\Ex*per"i*ment\, v. t.
To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial experience.
[Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are working on an experiment, suggests that you need to be more daring and try something new and different. Take a chance. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Noun: A procedure done in a controlled environment for the purpose of gathering observations, data, or facts, demonstrating known facts or theories, or testing hypotheses or theories.
Verb: To carry out such a procedure. |
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