Associations to the word «Experiment»

EXPERIMENT, noun. A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.

EXPERIMENT, noun. (obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something.

EXPERIMENT, verb. (intransitive) To conduct an experiment.

EXPERIMENT, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.

EXPERIMENT, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.

EXPERIMENT, noun. The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation.

EXPERIMENT, noun. The testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories".

EXPERIMENT, noun. A venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard".

EXPERIMENT, verb. To conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease".

EXPERIMENT, verb. Try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style".