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
Because these decays typically occur over incredibly long timescales, the half-life helps predict how many decay events could realistically be observed in experiments designed to measure neutrino mass.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Thames & Kosmos Space Gummy Candy Lab If your child is a lover of science experiments, the Thames & Kosmos Space Gummy Candy Lab is for them.
—Gabrielle Applebury, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, the study of wave-like phenomena can be traced back to early experiments done in the 1600s with water waves by pioneers like Christiaan Huygens, who understood that all waves could be treated as superpositions of many circular waves, propagating outward, all together.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Future experiments with this mechanism could help researchers develop more sustainable methods for common chemical processes, Zare added.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Early experiments already show customer service agents handling end-to-end inquiries, financial agents approving transactions and sales agents tracking engagement across multiple channels.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
For over a decade Open Group has been creating unrehearsed situations, performative films, and spatial experiments.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Frisch’s bee breakthrough involved such experiments starting in the 1910s.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
There’s too much talent here to fail, even if some of the early lineup experiments don’t work out.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Thames & Kosmos Space Gummy Candy Lab If your child is a lover of science experiments, the Thames & Kosmos Space Gummy Candy Lab is for them.
—Gabrielle Applebury, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, the study of wave-like phenomena can be traced back to early experiments done in the 1600s with water waves by pioneers like Christiaan Huygens, who understood that all waves could be treated as superpositions of many circular waves, propagating outward, all together.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Future experiments with this mechanism could help researchers develop more sustainable methods for common chemical processes, Zare added.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Early experiments already show customer service agents handling end-to-end inquiries, financial agents approving transactions and sales agents tracking engagement across multiple channels.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
For over a decade Open Group has been creating unrehearsed situations, performative films, and spatial experiments.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Frisch’s bee breakthrough involved such experiments starting in the 1910s.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025
There’s too much talent here to fail, even if some of the early lineup experiments don’t work out.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiments
tests
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Compared to premenopausal women, those in perimenopause had significant cognitive differences and performed lower on tests assessing memory, attention, and concentration, according to a new analysis published this month in the journal Psychology and Aging.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
14 Oct. 2025
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The mission, coming a little less than two months since the previous Starship demonstration in August, helped to further snap a run of three tests early in 2025 in which the vehicle met a premature fiery demise before completing many key objectives.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Experiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiments. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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