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Experiment   /ɪkspˈɛrəmənt/   Listen
Experiment

noun
1.
The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation.  Synonym: experimentation.
2.
The testing of an idea.  Synonym: experimentation.  "Not all experimentation is done in laboratories"
3.
A venture at something new or different.
verb
(past & past part. experimented; pres. part. experinenting)
1.
To conduct a test or investigation.
2.
Try something new, as in order to gain experience.  Synonym: try out.  "The composer experimented with a new style"



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— Aspects of Literature • J. Middleton Murry


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