experiment

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

NOUN

investigation, test

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analysis attempt enterprise examination exercise experimentation measure observation operation practice probe procedure research search study trial undertaking venture

STRONG

agreement assay check dissection essay fling proof quiz rehearsal scrutiny speculation try try-on tryout verification

WEAK

R and D dry run research and development trial and error trial run

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstention idleness ignorance inaction neglect

VERB

investigate, test

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze examine explore

STRONG

assay diagnose probe prove research sample scrutinize search speculate study try venture verify weigh

WEAK

fool with futz around mess around play around with practice with put to the test shake down try on try on for size try out

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain discredit disprove ignore neglect

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She experimented with 13 commercially available clear coats and more than 50 additives.

From Science Daily

They added this yeast to bee diets and tested it over three months in controlled glasshouse experiments.

From Science Daily

That has also been the goal at Fortune with its AI experiment, spokesman Patrick Reilly said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"So I was really excited to really, really experiment with that quite vividly."

From BBC

"Most of the experiments were conducted using the patch clamp method," explains Christian Grimm, an expert in techniques that measure electrical activity in lysosomal membranes.

From Science Daily

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