noun
- a test or trial of something; specif.,
- any action or process undertaken to discover something not yet known or to demonstrate something known
- any action or process designed to find out whether something is effective, workable, valid, etc.
- the conducting of such tests or trials; experimentation
Origin:
ME < OFr < L experimentum, a trial, test < experiri: see peril
intransitive verb
to make an experiment or experiments