| Experiment (experiment) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Ex*per"i*ment |
| [L.
experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF.
esperiment, experiment. See Experience.] |
A trial or special observation, made to
confirm or disprove something doubtful; esp., one under 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 suggested or known truth; practical
test; proof.
Experience.
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| Experiment (experiment) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Ex*per"i*ment |
| [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 to the instrument; and by, referring to the
means; as, to experiment upon electricity; he
experimented in plowing with ponies, or by steam
power.
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| Experiment (experiment) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Ex*per"i*ment |
|
To try; to
know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience.
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