ex·per·i·ment
ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt 
also
-ˈspir-
ex·per·i·ment
ik-ˈsper-ə-ˌment
also -ˈspir
experimented; experimenting; experiments
: to carry out experiments : try out a new procedure, idea, or activity
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Examples of experiment in a Sentence
Noun
Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments.
They did some experiments with magnets.
These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment.
an experiment in living more frugally
the city's experiment with a longer school year
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John Yoo, National Review, 23 June 2024
The puffy leather sneakers and bomber jackets became street style hits in the Loewe universe, and have helped define the ready-to-wear direction for Loewe beyond Anderson’s more conceptual experiments.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 22 June 2024
Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 22 June 2024
The song draws influence from Mexican pop music from the early Nineties and hears Maluma fuse them with cumbia, which Maluma has previously experimented with.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
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Noun
Russia and China alone launched terrible utopian experiments that killed additional millions of their own citizens.
—John Yoo, National Review, 23 June 2024
The puffy leather sneakers and bomber jackets became street style hits in the Loewe universe, and have helped define the ready-to-wear direction for Loewe beyond Anderson’s more conceptual experiments.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 22 June 2024
Verb
In the early years of the pandemic — when everyone was experimenting with their skin routines — Black influencers and casual users alike began showing up on TikTok in noticeable numbers trying out self-tanners and quite literally beaming about the results.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 22 June 2024
The song draws influence from Mexican pop music from the early Nineties and hears Maluma fuse them with cumbia, which Maluma has previously experimented with.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
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“Experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/experiment. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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experiment
1 of 2 noun
ex·per·i·ment
ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt
: test entry 1 sense 1, trial entry 1 sense 1
especially
: a procedure or operation carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover something, to test a hypothesis, or to serve as an example
Medical Definition
experiment
1 of 2 noun
ex·per·i·ment
ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt also -ˈspir-
1
: a procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law
2
: the process of testing : experimentation
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