experiment
Hypothesis under scrutiny
An experiment is a test designed to discover something unknown or verify a hypothesis.
Scientists conduct experiments by controlling variables and observing outcomes: The experiment confirmed that the drug reduced symptoms.
The word extends to any deliberate trial of something new: an experiment in open marriage, The restaurant is experimenting with a new menu.
To experiment is to try things out, often with an implication of risk or novelty.
Testable proposed explanation
- variableProne to fluctuation
- controlAuthority to direct
- dataFacts for analysis
- observationAttentive watching or remark
results · methodology · replication · validity · reliability · laboratory · procedure · findings
Make an effort
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- testEvaluative examination
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- dabbleEngage superficially
sample · explore · firsthand · hands-on · immersive · personal · subjective · sensory
Quality of mattering
- p-valueProbability under null hypothesis
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- regressionReturn to former state
- t-testHypothesis check for averages
samples · model · quantitative · variance · outlier · distribution · bias · randomization
Sudden important advance
- innovationCreating something original
- curiosityDesire to learn
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
novel · unexpected · serendipity · eureka · revelation · insight · finding · proof-of-concept
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- instrumentsTools for precise tasks
- metricsStandards for assessment
units · scale · quantification · sensor · gauge · tolerance · readout · specifications
Showing imaginative skill
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- boldCourageous and daring
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
improvisational · mixed-media · fusion · genre-bending · provocative · boundary-pushing · unorthodox · freeform
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
observation · results · methodology · replication · validity · reliability · laboratory · procedure · findings · conclusion
try
Make an effort
dabble · sample · explore · firsthand · hands-on · immersive · personal · subjective · sensory · participatory
significance
Quality of mattering
- p-valueProbability under null hypothesis
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- regressionReturn to former state
t-test · samples · model · quantitative · variance · outlier · distribution · bias · randomization · double-blind
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- innovationCreating something original
- curiosityDesire to learn
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
pioneer · novel · unexpected · serendipity · eureka · revelation · insight · finding · proof-of-concept · prototype
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- instrumentsTools for precise tasks
metrics · units · scale · quantification · sensor · gauge · tolerance · readout · specifications · validation
artistic
Showing imaginative skill
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- boldCourageous and daring
radical · improvisational · mixed-media · fusion · genre-bending · provocative · boundary-pushing · unorthodox · freeform · collaborative
- Laboratoriesflasks, lab notebook, beakers, science lab, lab technician
- laboratorybeaker, test tube, flask, microscope, pipette
- labslab, laboratory, beakers, test tubes, microscope
- researchstudy, research papers, researching, archive, peer review
- science educationscience fair, science class, science teachers, science lab, science projects
- science termsbiology, chemistry, physics, math, variable
experimentassumption
Unverified belief accepted as true
dogma · guesswork · blind faith · superstition · conjecture
experimentinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
stagnation · passivity · inertia · complacency · routine
- science experimentMethodical investigation testing hypotheses
- experimental artInnovative, non-traditional creative work
- experimental stagePeriod of initial testing
- social experimentStaged scenario studying reactions
- experimental methodControlled testing for knowledge
- experimental treatmentUnproven medical procedure being tested
experimental, experiments, experimented, experimenting, experimentation, experimenter, experimentally, experimenters, experimentalist