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[ adjective ] relating to or based on experiment

Examples

"experimental physics"

Used in print

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

Radio_observations of Venus and Jupiter have already supplied unexpected experimental data on the physical conditions of these planets .

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

The experimental arrangement as described below is based on the geometry of free_burning arcs .

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

This large discrepancy demonstrates the inadequacies of the experimental methods and the lack of understanding of the various phenomena involved .

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

Much new equipment and many unique techniques have been developed for the quantitative exposure of experimental animals to aerosols of infectious agents contained in particles of specified dimensional characteristics .

Much of the older experimental work on respiratory infections was accomplished by very artificial procedures .

Related terms

experiment

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[ adjective ] relying on observation or experiment

Examples

"experimental results that supported the hypothesis"

Used in print

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

it is apparent from the above and from experimental evidence that the cooling requirements for the anode of free_burning arcs are large compared with those for the cathode .

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

The experimental second_moment **f conforms_to the relation **f in_agreement with theory .

X-ray and experimental density showed one formula unit in the unit_cell , corresponding to a paramagnetic ion density of **f .

Related terms

empirical

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[ adjective ] of the nature of or undergoing an experiment

Synonyms

pilot test trial model

Examples

"an experimental drug" "a pilot project" "a test run" "a trial separation"

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

As_soon_as an experimental tug assures you that roots have taken_over , cut it off from the mother plant .

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

There is a difference in the experimental arrangement , in_that the U.S. microphones are attached directly to the vehicle skin while the Russian instruments are isolated from the skin .

Related terms

empirical

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