experimental

[ ik-sper-uh-men-tl ]

/ ɪkˌspɛr əˈmɛn tl /

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adjective

pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.

of the nature of an experiment; tentative: The new program is still in an experimental stage.

functioning as an experiment or used for experimentation: an experimental airplane.

based on or derived from experience; empirical: experimental knowledge.

noun

something that is experimental.

Origin of experimental

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word experīmentālis. See experiment, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM experimental

ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb non·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective non·ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb post·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective

pre·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective pseu·do·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective pseu·do·ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb qua·si-ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective qua·si-ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb sem·i·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective sem·i·ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb un·ex·per·i·men·tal, adjective un·ex·per·i·men·tal·ly, adverb

Words nearby experimental

experiencer, experiential, experientialism, experiment, experiment station, experimental, experimental condition, experimental group, experimental medicine, experimental psychology, experimental theater

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The course Jackson taught at VMI, “Natural and Experimental Philosophy,” was brutally difficult.

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“Rather than the finalized models, we display the experimental work-in-progress ones,” Migarou says.

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All three are first-person works, and each could be labeled “experimental” in its own way.

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But with LSD, because it was countercultural, and because it was used as an experimental drug, it was not marketed properly.

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An experimental science may become deductive by the mere progress of experiment.

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This experimental cell should be taken apart when not in use.

The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment |Thomas M. St. John
A cold doubt creeps into the experimental mind of Aristotle, with all his learning and his logic.

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To test these principles on a larger scale, the experimental magnet was constructed, which is shown in Fig. 6.

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The thought of a traitor at the experimental station was repugnant to the Swifts and to Bud as well.

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British Dictionary definitions for experimental

experimental

/ (ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl) /

adjective

relating to, based on, or having the nature of experiment an experimental study

based on or derived from experience; empirical experimental evidence

tending to experiment an experimental artist

tentative or provisional an experimental rule in football

Derived forms of experimental

experimentally, adverb

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