Nov 29, 2005 15:54
Main Entry: 2ex·per·i·ment
Pronunciation: -"ment
Function: intransitive verb
: to carry out experiments : try out a new procedure, idea, or activity
Main Entry: 1ex·per·i·ment
Pronunciation: ik-'sper-&-m&nt also -'spir-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin experimentum, from experiri
1 a : TEST, TRIAL b : a tentative procedure or policy c : an operation carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law
im going back to the drawing board