Experiment ɪkˈsperɪmənt Results Noun Do/Perform/Conduct Laboratory Inconclusive Subjects

• to do/perform/conduct an experiment
• laboratory experiments
• the results of the experiment were inconclusive.
• the 30 subjects in each experiment were divided into two groups.

experiment

1. a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge
• SEE ALSO controlled experiment
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• to do/perform/conduct an experiment
• laboratory experiments
• The results of the experiment were inconclusive.
• The 30 subjects in each experiment were divided into two groups.
• The temperature was kept constant during the experiment.
• Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals.
• The experiment with cells from other species was unsuccessful.
• Facts can be established by observation and experiment.

Extra Examples

• Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.
• The results were obtained from four independent experiments.
• proved by experiment
• If the conditions are not right, the experiment will not work.
• In these experiments, chilling is necessary.
• Pavlov's famous experiment with the dog and the dinner bell
• The appropriate concentration of the drug is best determined by experiment.
• NASA carried out experiments to ascertain the effects of weightlessness.
• This pattern emerged clearly in the experiment.
2. a new activity, idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it has
• I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.
• the country’s brief experiment in democracy
• His experiments with narrative form were very influential.
• The system was installed four years ago as an experiment.

Extra Examples

• Brazil's unique experiment with alcohol-powered cars
• The school decided to try an experiment in single-sex teaching.
• an experiment aimed at cutting road deaths resulting from excessive speeding
• the country's bold experiment with economic reform

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin experimentum, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with experience and expert.