Experiment
Definition of Experiment
Ex`per´i`ment Pronunciation: ĕks`pĕr´ĭ`ment | n. | 1. | A trial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something uncertain; esp., one under controlled 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 hypothesis, theory, or known truth; practical test; proof. | | 2. | Experience. | | v. t. | 1. | 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. | | 1. | To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience. |
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