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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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As something of a pawn in the game of tactical chess between Ferreira and Paiva, the broad conclusion was that the experiment did not quite work out for the teenager.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
These are complicated concepts, and there's no logical reason to expect a company like McDonald's to solve them by using its workforce as guinea pigs for corporate social experiments.
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Gianni Versace’s fall 1996 collection debuted in Milan and featured silhouettes elevated by daring experiments with color, including striking combinations such as sky blue dresses topped with cherry red.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
In the experiment, Claude was given a few different jobs.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 June 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
These are complicated concepts, and there's no logical reason to expect a company like McDonald's to solve them by using its workforce as guinea pigs for corporate social experiments.
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Gianni Versace’s fall 1996 collection debuted in Milan and featured silhouettes elevated by daring experiments with color, including striking combinations such as sky blue dresses topped with cherry red.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
In the experiment, Claude was given a few different jobs.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 June 2025
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Newell also might be underrated given his lack of electrifying highlights; analytic models view the southpaw more favorably than the eye test.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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The test involved punching holes in the ear pinna of rabbits and mice and tracking the wound-repairing process.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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“Experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiment. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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