experiment
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[ English
[ Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/, SAMPA: /Ik"spEr.I.m@nt/
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[ Etymology
From Old French experiment (French: expérience), from Latin experimentum.
[ Noun
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experiment (plural experiments)
- A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.
[ Translations
A test under controlled conditions
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[ Verb
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to experiment (third-person singular simple present experiments, present participle experimenting, simple past and past participle experimented)
- (intransitive) To conduct an experiment.
[ Translations
To conduct an experiment
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[ Dutch
[ Pronunciation
[ Noun
experiment n. (plural experimenten, diminutive experimentje)
[ Swedish
[ Pronunciation
[ Noun
experiment n.
| Inflection for experiment | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| neuter | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | experiment | experimentet | experiment | experimenten |
| Genitive | experiments | experimentets | experiments | experimentens |
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