experiment

Definitions

1. 1noun

   Atrial 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 suggest or known truth; practical test; poof.

2. 2noun

   Experience.

3. 3transitive verb

   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.

4. 4transitive verb

   To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial experience.

5. 5noun

   the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

   Synonyms

   experimentation
6. 6noun

   a venture at something new or different

   "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard"

7. 7noun

   the testing of an idea

   "it was an experiment in living"

   "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"

   Synonyms

   experimentation
8. 8verb

   to conduct a test or investigation

   "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"

9. 9verb

   try something new, as in order to gain experience

   "Students experiment sexually"

   "The composer experimented with a new style"