NOUN | act | experiment, experimentation | the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation |
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cognition | experiment, experimentation | the testing of an idea | |
act | experiment | a venture at something new or different | |
VERB | social | experiment | to conduct a test or investigation |
social | experiment, try out | try something new, as in order to gain experience |
Sounds | ihkspeh'rahmahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation. | |
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Synonym | experimentation | |
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 |
Meaning | The testing of an idea. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | experimentation | |
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 | |
Adjectives | experimental | relating to or based on experiment / experiment |
Verbs | experiment | to conduct a test or investigation |
Meaning | A venture at something new or different. | |
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Example | "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard" | |
Broader | venture | Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome |
Spanish | experimento, prueba, tentativa | |
Catalan | experiment, prova |
Meaning | To conduct a test or investigation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease" | |
Broader | investigate, look into | investigate scientifically |
Similar to | experiment, try out | try something new, as in order to gain experience |
Spanish | experimentar | |
Catalan | experimentar | |
Nouns | experiment, experimentation | the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation |
experiment, experimentation | the testing of an idea | |
experimenter | a research worker who conducts experiments |
Meaning | try something new, as in order to gain experience. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Examples |
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Synonym | try out | |
Similar to | experiment | To conduct a test or investigation |
Spanish | exerimentar, experimentar, probar | |
Catalan | experimentar, provar | |
Nouns | experimentation | the testing of an idea |
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