experiment

noun

A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

(obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something.

verb

(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.

(transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.

(transitive, obsolete) To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.

Roots

periorperi- · Latin · try, test

Synonyms for experiment

experimentationn testn studyn samplen researchn assayn tryv attemptn endeavorn

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Where does experiment come from?

The word experiment breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root peri-, from Latin perior (“try, test”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.