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ex·per·i·men·tal  (k-spr-mntl)
adj.
1.
a. Relating to or based on experiment: experimental procedures; experimental results.
b. Given to experimenting.
2. Of the nature of an experiment; constituting or undergoing a test: an experimental drug.
3. Founded on experience; empirical.

ex·peri·mental·ly adv.

experimental
Adjective
1. relating to, based on, or having the nature of an experiment
2. trying out new ideas or methods
experimentally adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.experimental - relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics"
2.experimental - relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"
empirical, empiric - derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"
3.experimental - of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"
empirical, empiric - derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"

experimental
Translations
Spanish experimental [ɪkspɛrɪˈmɛntl] adjexperimental;
the process is still at the experimental stage → el proceso está todavía en prueba

French experimental [ɪkspɛrɪˈmɛntl] experiment adjexpérimental(e)
German experimental [ɪkspɛrɪˈmɛntl] experiment adjexperimentell;
at the experimental stage experiment → im Versuchsstadium

Italian experimental [ɪkspɛrɪˈmɛntl] adjsperimentale;
at the experimental stage → in via di sperimentazione

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But wherever there is a rich supply of Fog objects that are at a distance, say of three feet, are appreciably dimmer than those at a distance of two feet eleven inches; and the result is that by careful and constant experimental observation of comparative dimness and clearness, we are enabled to infer with great exactness the configuration of the object observed.
Thereby finding in the lowest depth a deeper still; and proving herself a very great experimental philosopher.
"My father and I found that we could not look after the inventing and experimental end, and money matters, too, and as Ned had had considerable experience this way we made him take over those worries," and Tom laughed genially.
 
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