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Definition of experiment

a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact:a laboratory which carried out experiments on pigs [mass noun]:I have tested this by experiment
a course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the outcome:the previous experiment in liberal democracy had ended in disaster

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perform a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory, to determine something:experimenting on animals causes suffering
try out new ideas or methods:the designers experimented with new ideas in lighting

Derivatives

Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin experimentum, from experiri 'try'. Compare with experience and expert

Definition of experiment in the US English dictionary

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