experiment

Nouns

  • (n) the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation experimentation,
  • (n) the testing of an idea
    • it was an experiment in living
    • not all experimentation is done in laboratories
    experimentation,
  • (n) a venture at something new or different
    • as an experiment he decided to grow a beard

Verbs

  • (v) to conduct a test or investigation
    • We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease
  • (v) try something new, as in order to gain experience
    • Students experiment sexually
    • The composer experimented with a new style
    try out,

Synonyms

experimentation try out

Words of close approximity

experimental experimental condition experimental extinction experimentalism experimentally experimental method experimental procedure experimental psychology experimental variable experimentation experimenter experimenter bias