Found 3 items, similar to Experiment.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: experiment eksperimen, percobaan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: experiment experiment n 1: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation [syn: experimentation] 2: the testing of an idea; “it was an experiment in living”; “not all experimentation is done in laboratories” [syn: experimentation] 3: a venture at something new or different; “as an experiment he decided to grow a beard” v 1: to conduct a test or investigation; “We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease” 2: try something new, as in order to gain experience; “Students experiment sexually”; “The composer experimented with a new style” [syn: try out]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Experiment Experiment \Ex*per"i*ment\ ([e^]ks*p[e^]r"[i^]*ment), v. t. [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. [1913 Webster] Experiment \Ex*per"i*ment\, v. t. To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] Experiment \Ex*per"i*ment\, n. [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See Experience.] 1. A trial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something uncertain; esp., one under controlled 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 hypothesis, theory, or known truth; practical test; proof. [1913 Webster] A political experiment can not be made in a laboratory, nor determined in a few hours. --J. Adams. [1913 Webster] 2. Experience. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Adam, by sad experiment I know How little weight my words with thee can find. --Milton. [1913 Webster]