| 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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| 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 | |
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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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