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Definition of experiment
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Definition of experiment (Entry 2 of 2)
intransitive verb
- experimentation
Examples of experiment in a Sentence
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Word History
Middle English, "testing, proof, remedy," borrowed from Anglo-French esperiment, borrowed from Latin experīmentum "testing, experience, proof," from experīrī "to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo" + -mentum -ment — more at experience entry 1
verbal derivative of experiment entry 1
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
1787, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing experiment
- control experiment
- controlled experiment
- experiment station
- pre - experiment
- thought experiment
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Cite this Entry
“Experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/experiment. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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EXPERIMENT definition: 1. a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true: 2. to try…. Learn more.
An observational study is used when it is impractical, unethical, cost-prohibitive (or otherwise inefficient) to fit a physical or social system into a laboratory setting, to completely control confounding factors, or to apply random assignment. It can also be used when confounding factors are either limited or known well enough to analyze the data in light of them (though this may be rar…
EXPERIMENT meaning: 1. a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true: 2. to try…. Learn more.
EXPERIMENT definition: 1. a test, especially a scientific one, that you do in order to learn something or discover if…. Learn more.
experiment 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. …
EXPERIMENT meaning: 1 : a scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects in order to learn about something; 2 : something that is done as …