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experiment

[ik-sper-uh-muhnt, ek-sper-uh-ment] / ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt, ɛkˈspɛr əˌmɛnt /




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In the 1940s, University of Chicago economist Frank H. Knight devised a thought experiment called the Crusonia plant: a miraculous organism that, once planted, yields fruit year after year without any effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The humanoid-robot sector has some of the same ingredients: government backing, a dense supplier base, brutal domestic competition, large factories willing to experiment and companies racing to cut costs.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The new results come from LHCb, an experiment at the Large Hadron Collider where these collisions are analyzed.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

At least one member of the crew will spend a full year in orbit as part of a key experiment.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Cheaty McCheater, because I know for a fact she’s done that experiment before.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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