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   experimental

   /ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized: "an experimental drug" Similar exploratoryinvestigationalprobingfact-findingtrial and errortrialtestpilotspeculativeconjecturalhypotheticaltentativepreliminaryprobationaryprototypeunder reviewunder the microscopeon the drawing boardempiricalobservationaluntesteduntriedOpposite finishedtheoretical
   • ▪ relating to scientific experiments: "experimental results"
   • 2. (of art or an artistic technique) involving a radically new and innovative style: "experimental music" Similar innovativeinnovatoryneworiginalinventiveradicalavant-gardealternativefringeunfamiliarunorthodoxunconventionaleccentricoffbeatoff-centrebohemianleft-fieldinformal:go-aheadway-outOpposite stalehackneyed
   • 3. based on experience as opposed to authority or conjecture: archaic "an experimental knowledge of God"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘having personal experience’, also ‘experienced, observed’): from medieval Latin experimentalis, from Latin experimentum (see experiment).

   Derivatives

   • 1. experimentalism noun
   • 2. experimentalist noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPERIMENTAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPERIMENTAL definition: 1. using new methods, ideas, substances, etc. that have not been tried before, usually in order to…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › experimentalExperimental Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXPERIMENTAL is of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment. How to use experimental in a sentence.

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   Something that's experimental is at an early stage, being observed, tested out, and subjected to experiments as it's being developed. An experimental space craft might be launched and watched from afar as scientists decide what changes to make before it can be used for human space exploration.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXPERIMENTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Experimental means using, used in, or resulting from scientific experiments. ...the main techniques of experimental science. The experimental evidence failed to live up to the psychological theories. Communities of species were studied experimentally under controlled conditions.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishexperimental adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of experimental adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. based on new ideas, forms or methods that are used to find out what effect they have. The school's experimental teaching methods include letting the children decide what to study. The equipment is still at the experimental stage.

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   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.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › experimental_adjexperimental, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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   There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word experimental, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word experimental? How is the word experimental pronounced? Where does the word experimental come from?

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryexperimental | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   experimental meaning: relating to tests, especially scientific ones: . Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › experimentalexperimental | meaning of experimental in Longman Dictionary of...

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    experimental meaning, definition, what is experimental: used for, relating to, or resulting from...: Learn more.

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    Experimental definition: pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment. See examples of EXPERIMENTAL used in a sentence.