experiment
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2.8
- noun
- /ɪkˈspɛrɪmənt/
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experimento
- The students conducted a scientific experiment to learn about chemical reactions.
- experiment in democracy
- the American experiment
- socialist experiment
That is the grand experiment of modern love.
- That is the grand experiment of modern love.
- But might be a fun experiment for you anyway.
- And I've, I've done little small experiments and it's like phenomenal.
- The war spending did help, but the great New Deal experiment failed.
- The subtitle of his autobiography is My Experiments with Truth.
Examples
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So now we're going to try an experiment with three.
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In the three years of this experiment, Henry has placed six foster children in apartments.
Fiction book (1994) -
So I set up my experiment and saw where it went.
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We seek to be a living experiment in other ways as well.
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How long is your little experiment gonna last?
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We can do a little experiment to make a cloud.
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"And now the final chapter to this sorry experiment must be written."
Fiction book (1996) -
OK, let's now suppose that we're doing an experiment which does not involve B.
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Or do we aspire to more for our great experiment of a nation?
Academic text (1999) -
It's my last night, so I thought we'd try one more experiment.
Synonyms
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3.2
A short test to see if something works well before real use
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2.5
A test done to find out how things work in science
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.8
An experiment that keeps everything the same except one thing to compare results
- Specialized
An experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is in which group
- Specialized
An experiment that looks for changes in the speed of light caused by Earth's motion and finds none
- Specialized
A small initial test to check if a research method is possible and how much time and money it needs
How Experimental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Experiment comes from the Latin word experiri meaning 'to try'. Think of it as a planned 'try' to see what happens, which is why we also use experiment for any attempt to try something new and learn from it.