as in test
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm to see if lightning and electricity were identical
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Companies like Netflix, Amazon and Booking.com run thousands of marketing experiments annually.
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Gabrielle Boko, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
And while many sophisticated experiments have been searching for WIMPs, no definitive trace has turned up—leading some scientists to wonder if dark matter may be made of something else altogether.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Within just 15 generations of selective breeding, the experiment had yielded foxes that could live with people.
—Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
The latest installment of the Netflix series followed 29 singles from Washington, D.C., through a social dating experiment to find out if love is blind, including Leo and Brittany.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Gabrielle Boko, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
And while many sophisticated experiments have been searching for WIMPs, no definitive trace has turned up—leading some scientists to wonder if dark matter may be made of something else altogether.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Within just 15 generations of selective breeding, the experiment had yielded foxes that could live with people.
—Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
The latest installment of the Netflix series followed 29 singles from Washington, D.C., through a social dating experiment to find out if love is blind, including Leo and Brittany.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiment. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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