'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'

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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.