experiment

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The thought experiment it opened with is so simplistic that it does little beyond revealing the author's bias and assumptions.

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Quick take

(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.

Meaning at a glance

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verb

(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.

noun

A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for experiment.

verb

(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.

noun

A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

Example sentences

The thought experiment it opened with is so simplistic that it does little beyond revealing the author's bias and assumptions.

You should be a self-starter who is willing to experiment and follow both the quantitative and qualitative to the right solution.

You can even get one with a sample size of 1 -- Eddington's solar eclipse experiment is an example of that.

This is a common problem in psychology research: Researches making grand unfounded conclusions by over-generalizing an observation in a very narrow experiment.

You'd experiment with various language features, try to cram in some wild design decisions that have no basis in real life patterns, etc.

To be sure that this new treatment is useful you must try it in a double blind experiment with many patients for many years.

Experience with beta software and the courage to brave new versions of operating systems and experiment with the latest and greatest technology is a must.

(It's safe to do this experiment at home, if you are careful and follow minimal laboratory safetely procedures.

We are keen to experiment with React native and rubymotion.

Funny thinking that Lisp started as a blackboard experiment.

* Are you a tech-savvy creative writer, who loves to experiment with software and explore new things?

I will experiment with these tools when I get some time.

Quote examples

It's fine for well-funded entities to waste money on boondoggles (well, not really, but I was not a shareholder, and Google is free to "experiment" for any reason it pleases).

My understanding of the complimentary copy marketplace is its informal, "here's this nice news release of ours, now you wouldn't want us to pull our ad budget, would you, so you know what to do." I'm not aware of any journalistic experiment where readers get to select between ads and complimentary copy.