Definitions for experiment
ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt; -ˌmɛntex·per·i·ment

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. experiment, experimentation(noun)

   the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

2. experiment, experimentation(noun)

   the testing of an idea

   "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"

3. experiment(verb)

   a venture at something new or different

   "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"

4. experiment(verb)

   to conduct a test or investigation

   "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"

5. experiment, try out(verb)

   try something new, as in order to gain experience

   "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

   Etymology: From experiment (French: expérience), from experimentum.

2. experiment(Noun)

   Experience, practical familiarity with something.

   Etymology: From experiment (French: expérience), from experimentum.

3. experiment(Verb)

   To conduct an experiment.

   Etymology: From experiment (French: expérience), from experimentum.

4. experiment(Verb)

   To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.

   Etymology: From experiment (French: expérience), from experimentum.

5. experiment(Verb)

   To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.

   Etymology: From experiment (French: expérience), from experimentum.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Experiment(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See Experience.]

2. Experiment(noun)

   experience

   Etymology: [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See Experience.]

3. Experiment(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See Experience.]

4. Experiment(verb)

   to try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial experience

   Etymology: [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See Experience.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Experiment

   An experiment is an orderly procedure carried out with the goal of verifying, falsifying, or establishing the validity of a hypothesis. Experiments provide insight into cause-and-effect by demonstrating what outcome occurs when a particular factor is manipulated. Experiments vary greatly in their goal and scale, but always rely on repeatable procedure and logical analysis of the results. A child may carry out basic experiments to understand the nature of gravity, while teams of scientists may take years of systematic investigation to advance the understanding of a phenomenon. Experiments can vary from personal and informal, to highly controlled. Uses of experiments vary considerably between the natural and social sciences.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Experiment

   eks-per′i-ment, n. a trial: something done to prove some theory, or to discover something unknown.—v.i. to make an experiment or trial: to search by trial.—adj. Experiment′al, founded or known by experiment: taught by experience: tentative.—v.i. Experiment′alise.—ns. Experiment′alist, Exper′imentist, one who makes experiments.—adv. Experiment′ally.—n. Experimentā′tion.—adj. Experiment′ative. [L. experimentum, from experīri, to try thoroughly.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'experiment' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3556

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'experiment' in Nouns Frequency: #823

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of experiment in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of experiment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of experiment in a Sentence

1. Commissioner Adam Silver:

   Just to be really honest, I think getting to Asia during an All-Star break would be that much more difficult than traveling to Europe in an All-Star break, if we do get to the point where we believe we can experiment with playing an All-Star Game outside of the U.S. and Canada, I think in the first instance we probably would not be looking to go to Asia.

2. Peter MacKinnon:

   Out of this crisis, to be perfectly honest, we are going to see lots of change in practice, we are going be forced to experiment with things that we wouldn't normally be comfortable experimenting with.

3. Gary Ruvkun:

   It seems really idiotic to not look for DNA on Mars, its an experiment thats worth doing, we would say.

4. George Santayana, Life of Reason (1905) vol. 1, ch. 10:

   Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment.

5. Ronnie Cummins:

   This whole thing is just another big experiment on humans for no good reason.

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