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experimental

ex·pe·ri·mental

UK/ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/ US/ɪkˌspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

relating to or based on experiment

  • “experimental physics”
2.

relying on observation or experiment

  • “experimental results that supported the hypothesis”
3.

of the nature of or undergoing an experiment

  • “an experimental drug”
  • “a pilot project”
  • “a test run”
  • “a trial separation”
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Origin

From experiment + -al.

Phrases

  • experimental aesthetics
  • experimental design
  • experimental probability

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