Hypertext Webster Gateway: "experimental"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Experimental \Ex*per`i*men"tal\, a. [Cf.F. exp['e]rimental.]
1. Pertaining to experiment; founded on, or derived from,
experiment or trial; as, experimental science; given to,
or skilled in, experiment; as, an experimental
philosopher.
2. Known by, or derived from, experience; as, experimental
religion.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
experimental
adj 1: relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics"
2: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results
that supported the hypothesis" [syn: {data-based}, {observational}]
3: of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an
experimental drug"; "a pilot project"; "a test run"; "a
trial separation" [syn: {model(a)}, {pilot(a)}, {test(a)},
{trial(a)}]
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