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experiment

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the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation(noun.act)

Synonym:
experimentation

source: wordnet30
the testing of an idea(noun.cognition)

Example:
It was an experiment in living.
Not all experimentation is done in laboratories.

source: wordnet30
a venture at something new or different(noun.act)

Example:
As an experiment he decided to grow a beard.

source: wordnet30
A trial 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 suggested or known truth; practical test; proof.(noun)

source: webster1913

to conduct a test or investigation(verb.social)

Example:
We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease.

source: wordnet30
try something new, as in order to gain experience(verb.social)

Example:
Students experiment sexually.
The composer experimented with a new style.

Synonym:
try out

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience.(verb)

source: webster1913

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