Meaning

2 senses
  1. A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

    conduct an experiment

    carry out some experiments

    Experiment, Versuch

    экспериме́нтeksperimént, о́пытópyt, про́баpróba

    експериме́нтeksperymént, до́слідdóslid, до́свідdósvid

  2. (obsolete)Experience, practical familiarity with something.

More definitions
  • the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  • a venture at something new or different
  • the testing of an idea

Examples

412 sentences
  1. We were disappointed with the results of the experiment.

    Ми були розчаровані результатами експерименту. — deniko

    ruМы были разочарованы результатами эксперимента. — sharptoothed

    deDer Ausgang des Experiments enttäuschte uns. — cost

  2. The experiment was successful.

    Експеремент вдався. — uaspeaker

    ruЭксперимент удался. — Gruzilkin

    deDas Experiment war erfolgreich. — Wolf

  3. He continued the experiment.

    Він продовжив експеримент. — deniko

    ruОн продолжил эксперимент. — sharptoothed

    deEr setzte das Experiment fort. — Sudajaengi

  4. The experiment is over.

    Експеримент закінчено. — deniko

    ruЭксперимент окончен. — odexed

    deDas Experiment ist vorbei. — Waldelfe

  5. We must stop this experiment.

    Ми маємо зупинити цей експеримент. — deniko

    ruНам нужно остановить этот эксперимент. — Robertpaulson

Translations

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Origin

From Middle English experiment, from Old French esperiment (French expérience), from Latin

From Middle English experiment, from Old French esperiment (French expérience), from Latin experimentum (“experience, attempt, experiment”), from experior (“to experience, to attempt”), itself from ex + *perior, in turn from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

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