Experiment

Experiment
Experiment Ex*per"i*ment, n. [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See {Experience}.] 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. [1913 Webster]

A political experiment can not be made in a laboratory, nor determined in a few hours. --J. Adams. [1913 Webster]

2. Experience. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Adam, by sad experiment I know How little weight my words with thee can find. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


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  • experiment — EXPERIMÉNT, experimente, s.n. Procedeu de cercetare în ştiinţă, care constă în provocarea intenţionată a unor fenomene în condiţiile cele mai propice pentru studierea lor şi a legilor care le guvernează; observaţie provocată, experienţă (2). –… …   Dicționar Român

  • Experiment — Sn std. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. experīmentum, einer Ableitung von l. experīrī (expertus) versuchen . Im 16. Jh. medizinischer Terminus ( erprobte Arznei ); dann Ausdruck der Philosophie für eine Art der Erfahrung; im 17. Jh.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Experiment — Ex*per i*ment ([e^]ks*p[e^]r [i^]*ment), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Experimented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Experiment, GA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Georgia Population (2000): 3233 Housing Units (2000): 1259 Land area (2000): 3.040371 sq. miles (7.874524 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.040371 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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