field trial

noun

1
: a trial of sporting dogs in actual performance
2
: a trial of a new product in actual situations for which it is intended

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The recent field trial on Reddit—where AI comments changed minds six times the human rate—underscores just how urgent these safeguards are. Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 To validate their system, the Q-CTRL team conducted extensive field trials. The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025 Ideas for the design of the vaccine, which is in field trials, came about through Colossal’s experience with mRNA manipulation and its research on the elephant genome. D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 Since then, their ability to deliver high-energy beams of excellent optical quality has earned fiber lasers the leading role in the current field trials of laser weapons in the 50- to 100-kilowatt class. IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2020 See All Example Sentences for field trial

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of field trial was in 1849

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“Field trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trial. Accessed 8 May. 2025.

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