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Experiment - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Experiment : (noun)
1: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
[syn: experimentation]
2: the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living";
"not all experimentation is done in laboratories" [syn: experimentation]
3: a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment
he decided to grow a beard"
(verb)
1: to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting
with the new drug in order to fight this disease"
2: try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students
experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a
new style" [syn: try out]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Experiment : \Ex*per"i*ment\, v. t.
To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial experience.
[Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Experiment : \Ex*per"i*ment\, n. [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to
try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See Experience.]
1. 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. --J.
Adams.
2. Experience. [Obs.]
Adam, by sad experiment I know How little weight my
words with thee can find. --Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Experiment, GA (CDP, FIPS 28296)
Location: 33.27822 N, 84.27735 W
Population (1990): 3762 (1429 housing units)
Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Experiment |
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brittnycantero: Note t me: Experiment with GU energy gels on 10 mile run soon! |
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strangehours: RT @mrvelocipede: Zoomable fractal: Rusting Dragon—my first Experiment with this webtoy. http://bit.ly/79Z4x6 |
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