n. | 1. | 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. |
2. | Experience. | |
v. t. | 1. | 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; |
1. | To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience. |
Noun | 1. | experiment - the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation Synonyms: experimentation |
2. | experiment - the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" Synonyms: experimentation | |
3. | experiment - a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard" | |
Verb | 1. | experiment - to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease" |
2. | experiment - try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style" Synonyms: try out |