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experiment

[ik-sper-uh-muhnt, ek-sper-uh-ment] / ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt, ɛkˈspɛr əˌmɛnt /




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Santee Alley has become a place for me to bring closer the family I left, a space where I can unabashedly experiment with my style through their selection of menswear.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

When AFP visited the Zurich lab a day into the experiment, scientists were excitedly discussing the first signs of seismicity on the monitors.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

This could be a serious limitation to this experiment.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

The proof-of-concept experiment achieved the highest secure key rate yet reported for a time-bin QKD system based on a high-performance quantum dot device.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

No instrument currently imaginable will give scientists the power to observe strings directly; nobody can think of an experiment that will give physicists evidence about whether black holes and particles are, indeed, strings.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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