experiment
English Thesaurus
1. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | testing, |
| definition | : | the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | trial and error, |
| definition | : | experimenting until a solution is found (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | michelson-morley experiment, |
| definition | : | a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | control experiment, |
| definition | : | an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment (noun.cognition) |
| part holonym | : | control, control condition, |
| definition | : | a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment (noun.cognition) |
| part holonym | : | condition, experimental condition, |
| definition | : | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition (noun.cognition) |
2. a venture at something new or different (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | venture, |
| definition | : | any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome (noun.act) |
3. the testing of an idea (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | pilot experiment, |
| definition | : | a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment (noun.cognition) |
4. to conduct a test or investigation (verb.social)
| verb group | : | experiment, try out, |
| definition | : | try something new, as in order to gain experience (verb.social) |
5. try something new, as in order to gain experience (verb.social)
| verb group | : | experiment, |
| definition | : | to conduct a test or investigation (verb.social) |
6. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation (noun.act)
7. the testing of an idea (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | experiment, try out, |
| definition | : | try something new, as in order to gain experience (verb.social) |
8. to conduct a test or investigation (verb.social)
| derivation | : | experimenter, |
| definition | : | a research worker who conducts experiments (noun.person) |
9. try something new, as in order to gain experience (verb.social)
10. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation (noun.act)
11. the testing of an idea (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | experiment, try out, |
| definition | : | try something new, as in order to gain experience (verb.social) |
12. to conduct a test or investigation (verb.social)
| derivation | : | experimenter, |
| definition | : | a research worker who conducts experiments (noun.person) |
13. try something new, as in order to gain experience (verb.social)
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