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noun

Experiment n.

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. "A political experiment can not be made in a laboratory, nor determined in a few hours."

Experience. (Obs.) "Adam, by sad experiment I know How little weight my words with thee can find."

verb

Experiment v. t. (past & past part. experimented; pres. part. 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.

Experiment v. t. To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience. (Obs.)

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"Experiment" Quotes from Famous Books

... been in many strange situations, but this was an experience unlike any he had hitherto passed through. He could hardly understand his thoughts or feelings, but in a moment he resolved on a desperate experiment. He arose as gracefully as he could, with many emotions crowding upon his mind. Stella with much grace moved to his right side. Jasper grasped her right hand with his left hand, while she leaned her left arm on his right arm. In ...

— The Kentucky Ranger • Edward T. Curnick

... result can be obtained under the above conditions was shown in several cases in which deposition of 0.001 grm. of metal was confirmed with considerable accuracy, the spiral or foil being weighed before and after the experiment. ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 • Various

... not, Alice," said Julian. "Fire can soften iron—thy father's heart cannot be so hard, or his prejudices so strong, but I shall find some means to melt him. Forbid me not—Oh, forbid me not at least the experiment!" ...

— Peveril of the Peak • Sir Walter Scott

... former serenity. He resolved that, in case they should fail to hear from Mrs. Slater's friend, he would set about finding Mrs. Legrand himself, or, failing that, would go to some other medium. There would be no solace for the fever that had now got into his blood, until experiment should justify his daring hope, or prove ...

— Miss Ludington's Sister • Edward Bellamy

... was called on to supply the Allies with much of its wheat and flour, we fortunately found at hand a plentiful supply of a great variety of other cereals. The use of corn was, of course, not an experiment—generations of Southerners have flourished on it. But we also had oats, rice, barley, rye, buckwheat, and such local products as the grain sorghums, which are grown in the South and West. All of them are cereals and all can be used interchangeably ...

— Food Guide for War Service at Home • Katharine Blunt, Frances L. Swain, and Florence Powdermaker

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