- experiment, experimentation - the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"
--1 is a kind of inquiry, enquiry, research
--1 has particulars: pilot experiment; trial, trial run, test, tryoutDerived forms: verb experiment2, verb experiment1 - experiment, experimentation - the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
--2 is a kind of scientific research, research project
--2 has parts: control condition, control; condition, experimental condition
--2 has particulars:testing; trial and error; Michelson-Morley experiment; control experiment Derived form: verb experiment1