| NOUN | cognition | experimentation, experiment | the testing of an idea |
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| act | experimentation, experiment | the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation |
| Sounds | ihkspeh.rahmahntey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The testing of an idea. | |
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| Example | "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" | |
| Synonym | experiment | |
| Narrower | pilot experiment | A preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment |
| trial, trial run, test, tryout | trying something to find out about it | |
| Broader | inquiry, enquiry, research | A search for knowledge |
| Spanish | ensayo, experimentación, experimento, probatura, prueba, test, verificación | |
| Catalan | assaig, experimentació, experiment, prova, provatura, test, verificació | |
| Verbs | experiment | to conduct a test or investigation |
| experiment | try something new, as in order to gain experience | |
| Meaning | The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation. | |
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| Synonym | experiment | |
| Parts | condition, experimental condition | The procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition |
| control condition, control | A standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment | |
| Narrower | Michelson-Morley experiment | A celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley |
| control experiment | An experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment | |
| testing | The act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works | |
| trial and error | experimenting until a solution is found | |
| Broader | scientific research, research project | research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses |
| Spanish | experimentación, experimento | |
| Catalan | experimentació, experiment | |
| Verbs | experiment | to conduct a test or investigation |
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