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(), n.[L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See Experience.] 1. A trial 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 suggested or known truth; practical test; proof. A political experiment can not be made in a laboratory, nor determined 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. 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. Exper"iment v. t.To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert. スポンサード リンク
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