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.
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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
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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
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“Field trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trial. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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