as in test
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm to see if lightning and electricity were identical
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In additional experiments with fruit flies and with a plastic probe, the researchers showed that worm towers strategically move towards any object that touches them or brushes by.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
According to the Times, there are 145 million single-family homes and by implication, suggests that there are at least 145 million opportunities to duplicate Mr. Anderson’s experiment.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
And on top of that, her wire recorder, used for experiments and one-offs, which had required its own brutal, dedicated trip from the apartment, that beast.
—Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Unbeknownst to her, Stitch is actually a mischievous alien experiment who escaped his home galaxy and is now being hunted by extraterrestrials.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 25 May 2025
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
According to the Times, there are 145 million single-family homes and by implication, suggests that there are at least 145 million opportunities to duplicate Mr. Anderson’s experiment.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
And on top of that, her wire recorder, used for experiments and one-offs, which had required its own brutal, dedicated trip from the apartment, that beast.
—Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Unbeknownst to her, Stitch is actually a mischievous alien experiment who escaped his home galaxy and is now being hunted by extraterrestrials.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 25 May 2025
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test
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And given the test this month’s worth of games against postseason contenders has provided, the Dodgers simply needed to hold on.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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The Taos got inadequate results in the front crash test and for its headlights and pedestrian crash avoidance system.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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