Meaning & use
experiment
A planned test used to investigate a question or test an explanation.
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Our experiment compared how quickly sugar dissolved in warm and cool water.
We repeated the experiment to see whether the result was consistent.
A note on using this word
In a controlled experiment, researchers change a chosen factor and try to keep other relevant conditions comparable.
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