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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 part of the experiment, 92 dogs were split into groups, with one-third trained using aversive methods, while another third used reward methods, and the other group combined the two.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The thought experiment is meant to provide a challenge to the claim that the only things that matter are pleasure and the avoidance of pain – a theory of value also known as Prudential Hedonism.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
In both mouse and human experiments, the strength and pattern of these forces were linked to the embryo’s health, meaning embryos that pulled less were less likely to successfully invade the tissue.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2025
In fact, they’re both treated as science experiments and contained in research facilities under humans’ control.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The thought experiment is meant to provide a challenge to the claim that the only things that matter are pleasure and the avoidance of pain – a theory of value also known as Prudential Hedonism.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
In both mouse and human experiments, the strength and pattern of these forces were linked to the embryo’s health, meaning embryos that pulled less were less likely to successfully invade the tissue.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2025
In fact, they’re both treated as science experiments and contained in research facilities under humans’ control.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
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test
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For over half a century, the test – which in the past has included one-mile runs, pushups, sit-ups and other types of physical challenges – was administered in school gyms nationwide.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Beyond AlphaFold, researchers at MIT used generative AI to design two entirely new antibiotic candidates capable of killing drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA superbugs in lab and animal tests.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiment. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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