experiment
A2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/US /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
Meaning
noun
a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge
“to do/perform/conduct an experiment”
verb
to do a scientific experiment or experiments
“After experimenting at Columbia University, he realized that fission was the key to releasing nuclear energy.”
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“If you know it's going to work, it's not an experiment.”
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“first thought when we got the game in the office until we started experimenting with it let me show you what it does I'm just going to tap one of these fish”
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