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experimental
(redirected from Experimental design)

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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 [ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl]
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
4. tentative or provisional an experimental rule in football
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
adjective
2. innovative, new, original, radical, creative, ingenious, avant-garde, inventive, ground-breaking He writes bizarre and highly experimental music.
Translations
experimental [eksˌperɪˈmentl] ADJ [science, method, music] → experimental; [theatre, novel] → vanguardista; [cinema] → de arte y ensayo
to be at or in the experimental stageestar en la fase experimental
he gave an experimental tug at the door handlehizo el experimento de tirar del picaporte
experimental [ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl] adj
[novel, music] → expérimental(e)
(SCIENCE) [study] → expérimental(e); [result] → établi(e) par l'expérience
at the experimental stage → au stade expérimental
experimental
adj (also Sci, Med, Tech etc) → experimentell; experimental theatre (Brit) or theater (US) /cinemaExperimentiertheater nt/-kino nt; experimental physics/psychologyExperimentalphysik f/-psychologie f; experimental laboratory/periodVersuchslabor nt/-zeit f; to be at an or in the experimental stagesich im Versuchs- or Experimentierstadium befinden; on an experimental basisversuchsweise; he argued for an experimental lifting of the baner argumentierte dafür, das Verbot versuchsweise aufzuheben
experimental [ɪksˌpɛrɪˈmɛntl] adjsperimentale
the process is still at the experimental stage → il procedimento è ancora allo stadio sperimentale
experimental [ɪksˌpɛrɪˈmɛntl] adjsperimentale
the process is still at the experimental stage → il procedimento è ancora allo stadio sperimentale


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