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experiment

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




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The experiment connects two areas of physics that normally describe very different scales.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Sixty-one years after the VRA was signed, the county the march passed through is now the site of a live experiment in how much of that law’s actual protection survives Callais.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

The pioneering experiment was carried out using OtaNano, Finland's national research infrastructure for nano, micro and quantum technology.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

In Dudamel’s early days, especially when he was learning repertory, he would constantly experiment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

No scary movie, failed experiment, or broken cell phone came close to the fear now pumping my heart at a hundred thousand beats per minute.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

But most of Medicare’s payment experiments have failed, so private insurers and employers should test outcome-based models of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Aston, who dreams of working for SpaceX, even led children in experiments to measure lux levels and temperature during the partial eclipse.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

In a series of experiments at Duke University, scientists found that the act of measuring an activity reliably reduces enjoyment, making it feel like work.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

In those experiments, they used an LED, an incoherent light source, to produce polarization-entangled photons.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

All of our ideas about the way the Universe works are now accepted as simply models which are put forward to explain observations and the results of experiments as best we can.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Furthermore, the company has experimented with a new “asset-light” option that allows customers to deploy Nebius’ AI cloud offerings within their own data centers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

ME: Do you think if location and money weren’t a factor you would have still worked with hardware, or would you have experimented more?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

In 2017, Danavle and her husband experimented with hydroponic strawberry farming.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Even so, sonic adventurers, beginning with Leopold Stokowski in the 1930s, experimented with amplification in an obsessive, seemingly quixotic effort to locate a mythical sonic grail on the Cahuenga Pass.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

James experimented with toasting the bread on a stick.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

In other words, the new fossil helps us understand a phase preceding the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles, when their close relatives were still experimenting with different body shapes, postures, and modes of locomotion.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

But cosplayers can also embody everything from fast food brands, internet browsers and memes to intangible ideas like gravity or hunger, while also experimenting with gender.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Instead, they often begin by experimenting with technology, testing systems or trying to bypass restrictions before becoming drawn into online communities where hacking is encouraged.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Companies are also experimenting more with AI in online dating and social networking, raising questions about how technology will affect human interaction.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Rush next began experimenting with the amount of blood he would remove from the body in an effort to reduce inflammation.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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