'Experiment' definitions:
Definition of 'experiment'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation [syn: experiment, experimentation]
noun
The testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" [syn: experiment, experimentation]
noun
A venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"
verb
To conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"
verb
Try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style" [syn: experiment, try out]
Definition of 'Experiment'
From: GCIDE
- Experiment \Ex*per"i*ment\, v. t. To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Experiment'
From: GCIDE
- Experiment \Ex*per"i*ment\, n. [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See Experience.]
- 1. A trial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something uncertain; esp., one under controlled 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 hypothesis, theory, or known truth; practical test; proof. [1913 Webster]
- A political experiment can not be made in a laboratory, nor determined in a few hours. --J. Adams. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Experience. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Adam, by sad experiment I know How little weight my words with thee can find. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Experiment'
From: GCIDE
- Experiment \Ex*per"i*ment\ ([e^]ks*p[e^]r"[i^]*ment), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Experimented; p. pr. & vb. n. Experinenting.] 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'experiment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- analysis,
- analyze,
- approach,
- assay,
- attempt,
- bid,
- bring to test,
- confirm,
- crack,
- cut and try,
- effort,
- endeavor,
- enquiry,
- essay,
- examination,
- examine,
- experimentation,
- fling,
- gambit,
- give a try,
- give a tryout,
- go,
- have a go,
- inquiry,
- investigate,
- investigation,
- lick,
- move,
- offer,
- play around with,
- policy,
- practice upon,
- probe,
- procedure,
- proof,
- prove,
- put to trial,
- research,
- road-test,
- run a sample,
- sample,
- scrutinize,
- search,
- shake down,
- shot,
- stab,
- step,
- stroke,
- strong bid,
- study,
- substantiate,
- taste,
- tentative,
- test,
- trial,
- trial and error,
- trial run,
- try,
- try anything once,
- try it on,
- try out,
- undertaking,
- validate,
- verify,
- weigh,
- whack
Experiment, GA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Georgia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Experiment, GA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Georgia
Population (2000) :
3233
Housing Units (2000) :
1259
Land area (2000) :
3.040371 sq. miles (7.874524 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.040371 sq. miles (7.874524 sq. km)
FIPS code :
28296
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
33.274505 N, 84.274758 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'Experiment'
- Experience,
- Experient,
- Experimentative,
- Experimented,
- through an experiment,
- Experience table,
- Experiment, GA,
- To experience religion,
- Valsalvian experiment,
- control experiment,
- perceptual experience,
- pilot experiment,
- sense experience,
- out-of-body experience,
- double-blind experiment,
- michelson-morley experiment,
- near-death experience