noun
experiment
ihk-SPEHR-ih-muhnt
noun
1
A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.
"The class conducted an experiment to see how plants grow in the dark."
"Scientists ran the experiment three times to confirm the results."
verb
1
To try something out, often to test an idea or see what happens.
"She experimented with different recipes until she found the perfect one."
How to Use Experiment
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA test to find something out, or the act of trying something new to see what happens.
Common pairings
conduct an experiment
experiment with
a failed experiment
Word Forms
experimented past tense, experiments plural, experiments singular
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Etymology
From Latin experimentum, "a trial, test," from experiri ("to try, test") — related to "experience" and "expert."