ex·per·i·ment
ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt 
also
-ˈspir-
ex·per·i·ment
ik-ˈsper-ə-ˌment
also -ˈspir
experimented; experimenting; experiments
: to carry out experiments : try out a new procedure, idea, or activity
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Noun
Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments.
They did some experiments with magnets.
These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment.
an experiment in living more frugally
the city's experiment with a longer school year
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
For their experiment, the researchers took six two-year-old adult mini pigs and surgically extracted their third incisor and first premolar teeth.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
The brand experimented with everything from a leg-elongating, tailored short called the Hang, to denim, ruffled bloomers, and even micro mini shorts to don when higher temperatures hit.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The experiments aboard Blue Origin's space capsule examined how to process lunar soil to extract resources and how to manufacture solar cells on the Moon for Blue Origin's Blue Alchemist project.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
For their experiment, the researchers took six two-year-old adult mini pigs and surgically extracted their third incisor and first premolar teeth.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Donovan has experimented with the look in the past — particularly last season with former center Andre Drummond — but strayed away from it as the team embraced a faster pace of play this season.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
The brand experimented with everything from a leg-elongating, tailored short called the Hang, to denim, ruffled bloomers, and even micro mini shorts to don when higher temperatures hit.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/experiment. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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experiment
1 of 2 noun
ex·per·i·ment
ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt
: test entry 1 sense 1, trial entry 1 sense 1
especially
: a procedure or operation carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover something, to test a hypothesis, or to serve as an example
Medical Definition
experiment
1 of 2 noun
ex·per·i·ment
ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt also -ˈspir-
1
: a procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law
2
: the process of testing : experimentation
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