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   experimental

   /ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized: "an experimental drug" Similar exploratoryinvestigationalprobingfact-findingtrial and errortrialtestpilotspeculativeconjecturalhypotheticaltentativepreliminaryprobationaryprototypeunder reviewunder the microscopeon the drawing boardempiricalobservationaluntesteduntriedOpposite finishedtheoretical
   • ▪ relating to scientific experiments: "experimental results"
   • 2. (of art or an artistic technique) involving a radically new and innovative style: "experimental music" Similar innovativeinnovatoryneworiginalinventiveradicalavant-gardealternativefringeunfamiliarunorthodoxunconventionaleccentricoffbeatoff-centrebohemianleft-fieldinformal:go-aheadway-outOpposite stalehackneyed
   • 3. based on experience as opposed to authority or conjecture: archaic "an experimental knowledge of God"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘having personal experience’, also ‘experienced, observed’): from medieval Latin experimentalis, from Latin experimentum (see experiment).

   Derivatives

   • 1. experimentalism noun
   • 2. experimentalist noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › experimentalExperimental Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXPERIMENTAL is of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment. How to use experimental in a sentence.

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   EXPERIMENTAL definition: 1. using new methods, ideas, substances, etc. that have not been tried before, usually in order to…. Learn more.

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   Something that's experimental is at an early stage, being observed, tested out, and subjected to experiments as it's being developed. An experimental space craft might be launched and watched from afar as scientists decide what changes to make before it can be used for human space exploration.

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   adj. 1. relating to, based on, or having the nature of experiment: an experimental study. 2. based on or derived from experience; empirical: experimental evidence. 3. tending to experiment: an experimental artist.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXPERIMENTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something that is experimental is new or uses new ideas or methods, and might be modified later if it is unsuccessful.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › experimentExperiment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law. 2. obsolete : experience. 3. : the process of testing : experimentation. experiment. 2 of 2. verb. ex· per· i· ment ik-ˈsper-ə-ˌment. also -ˈspir.

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   Experimental definition: pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment. See examples of EXPERIMENTAL used in a sentence.

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   ex•per•i•ment ( ik sper′ ə mənt; ek sper′ ə ment′), n. an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle, supposition, etc.: a chemical experiment; a teaching experiment; an experiment in living. experimentation: a product that is the result of long experiment.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishexperimental adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    based on new ideas, forms or methods that are used to find out what effect they have. The school's experimental teaching methods include letting the children decide what to study. experimental theatre/art/music. The equipment is still at the experimental stage.

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    EXPERIMENT definition: 1. a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true: 2. to try…. Learn more.