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実験 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • experiment noun A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.
  • test noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.

Senses

実験 is used for these senses in English:

  • experiment A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
  • experiment (transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.
  • test A challenge, trial.

experiment — full definition

  1. noun A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.
  2. verb To try something out, often to test an idea or see what happens.

test — full definition

  1. noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.
  2. noun A procedure used to check how well something works or holds up under certain conditions.
  3. noun A difficult situation or event that reveals someone's true character or ability.
  4. verb To check the quality, performance, or truth of something by trying it out.
  5. verb To give someone an examination to measure their knowledge or skill.

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