Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin experimentum, from experiri
Pronunciation : ik-'sper-&-m&nt
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Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. attempt to discover or test something, trial, research. attempt to discover or test something, try, venture, research. experiment\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.experiment \ex*per"i*ment\, v. t. to try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial experience. [obs.] t. herbert.experiment \ex*per"i*ment\ , n. [l. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. of. esperiment, experiment. see:
experience.].
2. 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. adams.
3. experience. [obs.] adam, by sad experiment i know how little weight my words with thee can find.
4. A trial 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 suggested or known truth; practical test; proof.
5. Experience.
6. 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.
7. To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard" the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease" try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style".
8. 1. An experiment is a scientific test which is done in order to discover what happens to something in particular conditions. The astronauts are conducting a series of experiments to learn more about how the body adapts to weightlessness This question can be answered only by experiment.
9. If you experiment with something or experiment on it, you do a scientific test on it in order to discover what happens to it in particular conditions. In 1857 Mendel started experimenting with peas in his monastery garden The scientists have already experimented at each other's test sites. + experimentation ex·peri·men·ta·tion the ethical aspects of animal experimentation. + experimenter experimenters ex·peri·ment·er When the experimenters repeated the tests on themselves, they observed an exactly opposite effect.
10. An experiment is the trying out of a new idea or method in order to see:
what it is like and what effects it has. As an experiment, we bought Ted a watch.
11. To experiment means to try out a new idea or method to see:
what it is like and what effects it has. if you like cooking and have the time to experiment He believes that students should be encouraged to experiment with bold ideas. + experimentation ex·peri·men·ta·tion Decentralization and experimentation must be encouraged. Cavendish experiment Michelson Morley experiment Millikan oil drop experiment.
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