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noun
The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: sciences
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noun
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: experiment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scientific research, research project
Narrower terms: testing, trial and error, Michelson-Morley experiment, control experiment
noun
the testing of an idea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: experiment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inquiry, enquiry, research
Narrower terms: pilot experiment, trial, trial run, test, tryout
History
From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), "attempt". Morphologically experiment + -ation.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
