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experiment

experiment

713 2.7
A careful test in science to discover or check something
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈspɛrɪmənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : experimento
  • The scientist conducted an experiment to test the effectiveness of the new drug.
  • conduct experiments
  • a laboratory experiment
  • large-scale experiments

There are two other large experiments, LHCB and Alice.

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Examples

  • Information about the purpose and content of the experiment was provided to all parents or legal guardians.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Now, at this stage of the experiment, it's really important to pay attention to the heat.

  • But OK, so I did an experiment and it failed.

  • We'll do that in the second experiment here.

  • So they start the experiment in some big cities.

  • His most famous experiment was with the bull.

  • Today's experiment is about group communication.

  • We marveled at how successful this experiment in alternative economy and community had become.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So here's a very well known experiment that was done in Florence.

  • And we are here at the Atlas experiment at CERN in Switzerland.

Synonyms

test
vsexperiment
1.0

An activity to check how well something works

is a scientific procedure used to examine ideas or demonstrate facts
investigation
vsexperiment
2.9

A careful search for the truth about something

is uses scientific methods for discovery or hypothesis testing rather than general fact-finding
testing
vsexperiment
504 2.5

A process of checking how well something works or how safe it is

is a scientific procedure focused on discovery, hypothesis checking, or demonstration
trial
vsexperiment
291 3.4

A test to see how well something works

is a scientific procedure aimed at discovery rather than practical approval
science experiment
vsexperiment
10 2.5

A test done to find out how things work in science

is a scientific procedure used to examine ideas or demonstrate facts

Compounds

A test done to find out how things work in science

control experiment
  • Specialized
1 3.8

An experiment that keeps everything the same except one thing to compare results

5.1

An experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is in which group

9.5

An experiment that looks for changes in the speed of light caused by Earth's motion and finds none

A science activity where people do hands-on tests to learn

pilot experiment
  • Specialized
4.6

A small initial test to check if a research method is possible and how much time and money it needs

How Controlled

control experiment
  • Specialized
1 3.8
clinical trial
  • Specialized
67 3.9
experiment
  • Specialized
713 2.7
trial
291 3.4
test
1.0

Surface Forms

experiment singular
experiments plural

Etymology

Experiment comes from the Latin word experiri meaning 'to try'. It began as a careful 'try' to see if an idea worked, so an experiment today is a scientific test, and the word is related to familiar words like experience and expert.