Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənt/ · noun
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried..
conduct an experiment
carry out some experiments
perform a scientific experiment
South Korean officials announced last month that an experiment to create artificial rain did not provide the desired results.
From her childhood she had been accustomed to watch, and often to aid, in her uncle's chemical experiments; she was, therefore, not at a loss, as a complete novice in the science would have been.
Pilot [...] Vpon his card and compas firmes his eye, The maisters of his long experiment, And to them does the steddy helme apply [...].
We're going to experiment on rats.
As well as demonstrating operating facilities, full-size car body models are used for experimenting with new types of interior finish, systems of lighting, positioning of route diagrams and advertisements, and the best form of windscreens at doorways, and the height and location of handgrips and handrails.
Use experiment when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Experiment means A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried..
Common synonyms include experimentation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
conduct an experiment
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.