experiment

ex-per-i-ment · noun, verb

imported

Definitions

noun, verb

  1. 1.

    A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

  2. 2.

    To perform a scientific procedure to test something.

  3. 3.

    A course of action tentatively adopted without certainty of the outcome.

  4. 4.

    To try out new ideas or methods.

Forms

plural: experiments

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    experiment on — to conduct tests on something or someone
  • •
    experiment with — to try using something new

Related words

See also: experimental, experimenting, experiments, test
Synonyms: investigation, study, test, trial

Etymology

From Latin experimentum ("trial, test"), from experiri ("to try, test").