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experiment - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'experiment' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Experiment [ n.]
- 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.
- Experience.
2 . Experiment [ 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.
- To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial experience.

Meaning of 'experiment' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . experiment [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a venture at something new or different
Example in sentence:
  • as an experiment he decided to grow a beard
Meaning (2):
- the testing of an idea
Example in sentence:
  • it was an experiment in living;
  • not all experimentation is done in laboratories
3 . experiment [ v]
Meaning (3):
- try something new, as in order to gain experience
Example in sentence:
  • Students experiment sexually;
  • The composer experimented with a new style
Meaning (4):
- to conduct a test or investigation
Example in sentence:
  • We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease