as in tests
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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Recent Examples of experiments
These are the sites of experiments that can reach back for decades; since trees, by definition, take a fairly long time to grow, that span allows scientists to understand how forests develop and to look for the changes that a warming climate is producing.
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Spring is here, and the warm weather provides a great opportunity for families to go out and visit Sacramento’s various attractions — from visiting your favorite storybook characters to hands-on science experiments.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
These rotating particles therefore offer new insights and capabilities for future experiments that could lead to a new generation of quantum technologies.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Of course, there's various science experiments.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
For their experiments, the researchers provided participants with optional access to an LLM chatbot that had been modified to randomly provide inaccurate answers to the CRT questions about half the time (and accurate answers the other half).
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Koch and Hansen are mission specialists, responsible for conducting scientific experiments, operating specialized equipment and performing spacewalks.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
After the astronauts conduct a moon walk and a series of scientific experiments, the lander would then transport them back up to Orion, which would make the journey back to Earth, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Beyond that, the U-2s are still valuable as flying laboratories for both science experiments and for testing new technologies in communications, AI software, and other gear for the next generation of fighters and the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS).
—David Szondy
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Spring is here, and the warm weather provides a great opportunity for families to go out and visit Sacramento’s various attractions — from visiting your favorite storybook characters to hands-on science experiments.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
These rotating particles therefore offer new insights and capabilities for future experiments that could lead to a new generation of quantum technologies.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Of course, there's various science experiments.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
For their experiments, the researchers provided participants with optional access to an LLM chatbot that had been modified to randomly provide inaccurate answers to the CRT questions about half the time (and accurate answers the other half).
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
Koch and Hansen are mission specialists, responsible for conducting scientific experiments, operating specialized equipment and performing spacewalks.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
After the astronauts conduct a moon walk and a series of scientific experiments, the lander would then transport them back up to Orion, which would make the journey back to Earth, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Beyond that, the U-2s are still valuable as flying laboratories for both science experiments and for testing new technologies in communications, AI software, and other gear for the next generation of fighters and the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS).
—David Szondy
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiments
tests
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Now, the exams, oral tests and presentations are weighted more heavily for students’ course grades than take-home problem sets.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Simple field tests can provide further insight.—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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