experimental procedure
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4.6
- noun
- /ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl prəˈsidʒər/
- Specialized
:
procedimiento experimental
- After receiving feedback from all six participants, appropriate changes were made to the experimental procedures and materials.
- present experimental procedure
Examples
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Many insurance companies continue to classify lung transplantation as an experimental procedure and hesitate to provide coverage.
Academic text (1990) -
The participants learned about the test site and experimental procedure through a verbal briefing on trial procedures and two practice trials.
Academic text (2009) -
A scheme of the experimental procedure is presented in Figure 1.
Academic text (1997) -
Figure 5 shows the experimental procedure.
Academic text (2018) -
None of the subjects experienced problems with the experimental procedure after the initial familiarization.
Academic text (1997) -
The researchers employed the same descriptive and experimental procedures used in the first study.
Academic text (2001) -
In addition, students learn about scientific experimental procedures, such as hypothesis testing, observation, and recording and graphing data.
Academic text (2001) -
However, it seemed unlikely that fatigue would affect the results because the entire experimental procedure lasted approximately 15 min.
Academic text (2001) -
At the time, electro-convulsive therapy was an experimental procedure, and current thinking called for barbiturates in long-term intractable cases.
Fiction book (1994) -
Before performing an experimental procedure, researchers must ensure that they have obtained informed consent from all participants.
Synonyms
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2.7
A careful test in science to discover or check something
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2.5
A process of checking how well something works or how safe it is
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2.5
A test done to find out how things work in science
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4.1
A way to test scientific ideas by doing controlled tests and measuring results
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'experimental' (related to experiments) with 'procedure' (ordered steps), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes the methods used in an experiment. This is a regular compositional noun phrase pattern that is cross-linguistically common, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Experimental procedure gives a simple picture: experimental means 'trying something new' and procedure is a clear list of 'steps' to follow, like a recipe for a test. So the phrase means the exact methods scientists use in an experiment so others can 'repeat' the results.