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Definition of Experiment

1. Verb. To conduct a test or investigation. "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"

2. Noun. The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation.

3. Verb. Try something new, as in order to gain experience. "The composer experimented with a new style"

4. Noun. The testing of an idea. "Not all experimentation is done in laboratories"

5. Noun. A venture at something new or different. "As an experiment he decided to grow a beard"

Definition of Experiment

1. n. 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.

2. v. t. 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.

3. v. t. To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience.

Definition of Experiment

1. Noun. A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To conduct an experiment. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Experiment

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Experiment

1. Noun: A procedure done in a controlled environment for the purpose of gathering observations, data, or facts, demonstrating known facts or theories, or testing hypotheses or theories. Verb: To carry out such a procedure. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Experiment

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