experiment

«experiment» in Mova's school dictionary: A test done carefully to find out something, check an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an experiment, experiments); verb (experiment, experiments, experimented, experimenting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A test done carefully to find out something, check an idea, or see what happens. tree →

2) To try new things or ideas to see what they are like (experiment with colours). tree →

3) A new way of doing something that is being tried out. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science it is the heart of learning: a fair test changes one thing (the variable) and keeps everything else the same; you predict, test, measure, record results and draw a conclusion. In art and cooking you experiment with materials and recipes. In safety: experiments are done only with a teacher or adult, wearing goggles if needed — never mix household chemicals to «experiment». Phrases: do an experiment, carry out an experiment, a fair test, experiment with, science experiment.

examples

• We did an experiment to see which ball bounces highest. tree →
• In a fair experiment, you only change one thing. tree →
• Write down your prediction before the experiment. tree →
• She experimented with different colours in her painting. tree →
• Never mix cleaning products as an experiment — it can make poison gas. tree →
• The experiment showed that plants grow towards the light. tree →
• Let's experiment with the recipe and add some cinnamon. tree →
• He split the second bulrush as an experiment and just the same thing happened. tree →

note

Say «do / carry out an experiment» (not «make an experiment» in usual English). Adjective: experimental. Results of one experiment may be wrong; scientists repeat experiments to be sure.

In the corpora

• You are one small part of an experiment in making AI that is clear and honest.
• Tests, examples and the people running the experiment check your work, and that is good: being checked keeps you honest.
• Tests, examples and the people running the experiment check your work, and being checked keeps you honest.
• You are part of an experiment in making AI that is small, clear and honest, not the answer to everything.
• The idea that goldfish remember things for only 3 seconds is a myth: experiments show they remember feeding times and tricks for months.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «experiment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.