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English word

experiment

A2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/US /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
noun

a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge

verb

to do a scientific experiment or experiments

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If you know it's going to work, it's not an experiment.

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