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English Dictionary: experiment	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
experiment n the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation Synonym(s): experiment, experimentation the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" Synonym(s): experiment, experimentation a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard" v to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease" try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style" Synonym(s): experiment, try out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Experiment \Exper"iment\, n. [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See {Experience}.] 1. 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. A political experiment can not be made in a laboratory, not determinant in a few hours. --J. Adams. 2. Experience. [Obs.] Adam, by sad experiment I know How little weight my words with thee can find. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Experiment \Exper"iment\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Experiment \Exper"iment\, v. t. To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial experience. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Experiment, GA (CDP, FIPS 28296) Location: 33.27822 N, 84.27735 W Population (1990): 3762 (1429 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)