preexperiment
- noun
- /priːˈɛkspərɪmənt/
- Specialized
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preexperimento
- Before starting the main study, the researchers conducted a preexperiment to familiarize the participants with the equipment.
- preexperiment task
Examples
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For all groups, accuracy was higher for the SSSP condition than on the preexperiment task (ts = 2.07, p = .05), as expected.
Academic text (2013) -
This conclusion is based on the observation that the TD-MLU children, who averaged 46% correct use and 74% overall clitic use on the preexperiment clitic task, showed no priming effects, even though their accuracy across prime conditions was only at 56% on average.
Academic text (2013) -
Figure 3. River network with distinct system states in different locations (a) preexperiment, (b) during flow manipulation, and (c) during a natural event.
Academic text (2011) -
The results are illustrated in Figure 1. Given the differences across the three prime conditions, we sought to determine which condition, if any, led to accuracy levels that differed from those seen in the preexperiment clitic task.
Academic text (2013) -
It is also the case that whereas the TD-G group was less accurate than the TD-MLU group on the preexperiment task, their accuracy levels were highly similar to those of the TD-MLU group in the SSSP condition, as can be seen from Figure 1.
Academic text (2013) -
They recorded the data obtained during the preexperiment to help refine their methods for the actual experiment.
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The team decided that the preexperiment was necessary to test the reliability of their new measuring tools.
Synonyms
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3.2
A short test to see if something works well before real use
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3.5
A test done before the main event to find problems and see what people know
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5.5
A practice test to find and fix problems before the real event
A small test of a survey or product before full use to find problems and make it better
A small test of methods done before the main research project
Antonyms
How Preliminary
- Specialized
- Specialized
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4.1
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3.3
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
preexperiment = experiment (transparent) = pre + experiment
The noun is transparently formed from 'experiment' with 'pre-' meaning a procedure done before the main experiment.
Etymology
Preexperiment combines the prefix pre- 'before' and experiment 'a test', just like the word experience comes from trying things. A preexperiment is a small test done before the main experiment to check methods or equipment.