Meaning of "experiment" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXPERIMENT

From Latin experīmentum proof, trial, from experīrī to test.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EXPERIMENT

experiment  [ɪkˈspɛrɪmənt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPERIMENT

Experiment is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb experiment in English.

WHAT DOES EXPERIMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Experiment

An experiment is an orderly procedure carried out with the goal of verifying, refuting, or establishing the validity of a hypothesis. Controlled experiments provide insight into cause-and-effect by demonstrating what outcome occurs when a particular factor is manipulated. Controlled experiments vary greatly in their goal and scale, but always rely on repeatable procedure and logical analysis of the results. There also exist natural experimental studies. A child may carry out basic experiments to understand the nature of gravity, while teams of scientists may take years of systematic investigation to advance the understanding of a phenomenon. Experiments can vary from personal and informal natural comparisons, to highly controlled. Uses of experiments vary considerably between the natural and human sciences.

Definition of experiment in the English dictionary

The first definition of experiment in the dictionary is a test or investigation, esp one planned to provide evidence for or against a hypothesis: a scientific experiment. Other definition of experiment is the act of conducting such an investigation or test; experimentation; research. Experiment is also an attempt at something new or different; an effort to be original.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXPERIMENT

PRESENT

Present

I experiment

you experiment

he/she/it experiments

we experiment

you experiment

they experiment

Present continuous

I am experimenting

you are experimenting

he/she/it is experimenting

we are experimenting

you are experimenting

they are experimenting

Present perfect

I have experimented

you have experimented

he/she/it has experimented

we have experimented

you have experimented

they have experimented

Present perfect continuous

I have been experimenting

you have been experimenting

he/she/it has been experimenting

we have been experimenting

you have been experimenting

they have been experimenting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I experimented

you experimented

he/she/it experimented

we experimented

you experimented

they experimented

Past continuous

I was experimenting

you were experimenting

he/she/it was experimenting

we were experimenting

you were experimenting

they were experimenting

Past perfect

I had experimented

you had experimented

he/she/it had experimented

we had experimented

you had experimented

they had experimented

Past perfect continuous

I had been experimenting

you had been experimenting

he/she/it had been experimenting

we had been experimenting

you had been experimenting

they had been experimenting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will experiment

you will experiment

he/she/it will experiment

we will experiment

you will experiment

they will experiment

Future continuous

I will be experimenting

you will be experimenting

he/she/it will be experimenting

we will be experimenting

you will be experimenting

they will be experimenting

Future perfect

I will have experimented

you will have experimented

he/she/it will have experimented

we will have experimented

you will have experimented

they will have experimented

Future perfect continuous

I will have been experimenting

you will have been experimenting

he/she/it will have been experimenting

we will have been experimenting

you will have been experimenting

they will have been experimenting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would experiment

you would experiment

he/she/it would experiment

we would experiment

you would experiment

they would experiment

Conditional continuous

I would be experimenting

you would be experimenting

he/she/it would be experimenting

we would be experimenting

you would be experimenting

they would be experimenting

Conditional perfect

I would have experiment

you would have experiment

he/she/it would have experiment

we would have experiment

you would have experiment

they would have experiment

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been experimenting

you would have been experimenting

he/she/it would have been experimenting

we would have been experimenting

you would have been experimenting

they would have been experimenting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you experiment
we let´s experiment
you experiment

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to experiment

Past participle

experimented

Present Participle

experimenting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «EXPERIMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «experiment» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of experiment

analysis · assay · demonstration · dummy run · examination · examine · experimentation · investigate · investigation · observation · pilot · procedure · research · research and development · sample · test · trial · trial and error · trial run · try · venture · verify

TRANSLATION OF EXPERIMENT

Find out the translation of experiment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of experiment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «experiment» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 实验
• Translator English - Spanish: experimento
• English: experiment
• Translator English - Hindi: प्रयोग
• Translator English - Arabic: تـَجْرِبَة
• Translator English - Russian: эксперимент
• Translator English - Portuguese: experiência
• Translator English - Bengali: পরীক্ষা
• Translator English - French: expérience
• Translator English - Malay: Eksperimen
• Translator English - German: Experiment
• Translator English - Japanese: 実験
• Translator English - Korean: 실험
• Translator English - Javanese: Eksperimen
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thí nghiệm
• Translator English - Tamil: சோதனை
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रयोग
• Translator English - Turkish: deney
• Translator English - Italian: esperimento
• Translator English - Polish: eksperyment
• Translator English - Ukrainian: експеримент
• Translator English - Romanian: experiment
• Translator English - Greek: πείραμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: eksperiment
• Translator English - Swedish: experiment
• Translator English - Norwegian: eksperiment

10 QUOTES WITH «EXPERIMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word experiment.

1

Ryan Adams

You could eat sushi off my bookshelf. My cleaning regime is like a battleground. I'm Genghis Khan and my cleaning products are my Mongolian army and I take no prisoners. The rest of my life is an experiment in chaos so I like to keep my flat neat.

2

Christina Aguilera

I look back at the looks I've had over the years. I'm proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles and some fashion things. Would I do it again? No. But that's part of the learning process and getting from point A to point B.

3

Donna Air

I like to experiment, and my life has been eventful.

4

Randy Alcorn

I wrote my first novel, 'Deadline,' in 1994 as an experiment.

5

Nicos Anastasiades

We have no intention of leaving the euro. In no way will we experiment with the future of our country.

6

Kate Atkinson

I can't imagine what it would be like to write in a relaxed state. I'm going to be writing some stories for my own interest. I want to experiment with different things and see if I can approach writing with much less control and in a better psychological state. It will be like breaking out of a straitjacket.

7

Eric Avery

That's it. With equal parts regret and relief, the Jane's Addiction experiment is at an end.

8

Avicii

I love finding out-of-the-box inspirations and blending them with what I've done in the past. And when I started to experiment with genres, it didn't sound forced. Maybe that's because it's all music that I listened to growing up, and it's all music that I love.

9

Roger Bacon

Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment.

10

Robert Barany

As soon as I had proved this and, of course, also the normal pointing action and reactions in all other extremities and joints, I stopped the experiment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPERIMENT»

Discover the use of experiment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to experiment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, ...

Science has never been so easy--or so much fun! With The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book, all you need to do is gather a few household items and you can recreate dozens of mind-blowing, kid-tested science experiments.

Tom Robinson, 2001

The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your ...

The book you hold in your hands is revolutionary, a groundbreaking exploration of the science of intention. It is also the first book to invite you, the reader, to take an active part in its original research.

Lynne McTaggart, 2007

Theory and Experiment in Gravitational Physics

This is a revised edition of a classic and highly regarded book, first published in 1981, describing the status of theory and experiment in general relativity.

Clifford M. Will, 1993

The Uses of Experiment: Studies in the Natural Sciences

Renowned scholars in history, sociology, philosophy and anthropology consider seventeenth and twentieth century weapon testing, particle physics, biology and other topics in an account of important and often famous experiments.

David Gooding, Trevor Pinch, Simon Schaffer, 1989

Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy

Offers a history of African American exclusion from baseball, and assesses the changing racial attitudes that led up to Jackie Robinson's acceptance by the Brooklyn Dodgers

Jules Tygiel, 1997

Experiment!: Website conversion rate optimization with A/B ...

This book shows how to learn from your customers’ behavior and decisions, and how their responses reveal the strengths and weaknesses of your site. It will show you how to make websites that work harder and convert better.

Colin McFarland, 2012

Experiment: Conversations in Art and Science

Art and science. Embraced by some and dismissed by others, collaboration between these two highly divergent cultures is now a dynamic area of practice. This text showcases some of this groundbreaking activity.

Bergit Arends, Davina Thackara, 2003

Free for All?: Lessons from the Rand Health Insurance Experiment

This book collects in one place for the first time results previously dispersed through many journals over many years.

Joseph P. Newhouse, Rand Corporation. Insurance Experiment Group, 1993

Bad Blood

An account of the experiment conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service describes how medical treatment was withheld from Black sharecroppers infected with syphilis

James H. Jones, 1993

An Experiment in Criticism

He argues that 'good reading', like moral action or religious experience, involves surrender to the work in hand and a process of entering fully into the opinions of others: 'in reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet ...

C. S. Lewis, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPERIMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term experiment is used in the context of the following news items.

Meet the 17-Year-Old Launching Her DNA Experiment Into Outer …

“It's really going to be important to understanding changes in the human immune system,” Boguraev says of her experiment, which she ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Married at First Sight: social experiment or exploitation?

The term “ground-breaking social experiment” is one of the most bankrupt in television. Big Brother genuinely was that, back at the turn of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Are Londoners horrible? Experiment puts public to the test

Funny social experiment puts public to the test, with added help from surprise flash mobs, and the answer might just put a smile on your face. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

'The Stanford Prison Experiment' (With Movie Trailer): Kyle Patrick …

The experiment was meant to last two weeks. It only made it 6 days, with sadistic treatment and chaos building as the young men more deeply ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

'An amazing and bold experiment' at U-Md games: Beer

University President Wallace D. Loh called the pilot “an amazing and bold experiment” in presenting it to the Prince George's County Board of ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

NBA To Experiment With Tracking 'Hustle Stats' In Summer League

LAS VEGAS — Diving for loose balls, getting a hand in passing lanes for a deflection, being close enough to contest a shot, or sacrificing the ... «NESN.com, Jul 15»

China's stock market experiment goes badly awry

Frantic efforts by the Chinese government to halt a plunge in stock prices are paying off -- for now. A day after suffering another sharp drop, ... «CBS News, Jul 15»

Croydon Council 'experiment' to improve rat-run is branded a …

A THREE-MONTH 'experiment' to make a street more cycling and pedestrian-friendly instead of being used as a rat-run has been branded a ... «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»

Pub Crawl: The Edison Experiment

Snapshot: Hidden in an upscale shopping village just inside Loop 1604 is this craft cocktail bar — the former Sinatra's lounge, which changed ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»

Japan's Cosplay Culture Helps a Global Community Experiment …

Over the past 30 years, cosplay (コスプレ) has grown from a small subculture to a worldwide cultural phenomenon. While for some, cosplay has ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»