experiment

noun

ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt How to pronounce experiment (audio)
Definition of experimentnext
as in test
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm to see if lightning and electricity were identical

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Recent Examples of experiment In a recent Nature study, Stoliker’s team designed an experiment to test whether these directions are truly chaotic and random. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026 The experiments were intended to demonstrate the potential of its mechanical design, rather than establish that the robot can already perform a broad range of real-world jobs. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 His onscreen manner is based on affectlessly posing intrusive questions, and his shows involve real-life simulations akin to social-science experiments. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 Yet Waddington’s own experiments in embryology, and those of others, convinced him that the formation and patterning of tissues in an embryo were indeed controlled by genes. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for experiment
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  • The new tier of intermediate-sized banks would have a community development test, but not an investment and service metric that large banks are graded on.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And what about OpenAI’s Sam Altman, whose models hacked their way out of a test this summer and launched a cyberattack against the AI company Hugging Face?
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiment. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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