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   ex·per·i·men·tal

   /ikˌsperəˈmen(t)l/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized: "an experimental drug" Similar exploratoryinvestigationalprobingfact-findingtrial and errortrialtestpilotspeculativeconjecturalhypotheticaltentativepreliminaryprobationaryprototypeunder reviewunder the microscopeon the drawing boardempiricalobservationaluntesteduntriedOpposite finishedtheoretical
   • ▪ (of a work of art or an artistic technique) involving a radically new and innovative style: "experimental music" Similar innovativeinnovatoryneworiginalinventiveradicalavant-gardealternativefringeunfamiliarunorthodoxunconventionaleccentricoffbeatoff-centerbohemianleft-fieldinformal:go-aheadway-outOpposite stalehackneyed
   • ▪ relating to scientific experiments: "experimental results"
   • ▪ based on experience as opposed to authority or conjecture: "an experimental knowledge of God"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘having personal experience’, also ‘experienced, observed’): from medieval Latin experimentalis, from Latin experimentum (see experiment).

   Derivatives

   • 1. experimentalism noun
   • 2. experimentalist noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › experimentalExperimental Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Experimental definition: pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment. See examples of EXPERIMENTAL used in a sentence.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPERIMENTAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of experimental as an adjective that describes something new or based on scientific tests. See how to use experimental in sentences and compare it with observational.

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   EXPERIMENTAL meaning: 1. using new methods, ideas, substances, etc. that have not been tried before, usually in order to…. Learn more.

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   The adjective experimental is good for describing things that are still in a trial stage. An experimental drug is usually tested in a lab for years before being used on patients. Something that's experimental is at an early stage, being observed, tested out, and subjected to experiments as it's being developed.

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9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXPERIMENTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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