Pronunciation key ( ik-sper′ə-men′tʼl ) |
ex•per•i•men•tal
adj.
- Pertaining to or based on experience rather than theory or authority.
- Empirical; Founded upon, tested by, or having the nature of experiment.
- Given to, for the sake of experiment; testing; therefore,
- Tentative.
- Used for experiments.
ex•per′i•men′tal•ly adv.
Experimental Aircraft Association. Association founded in 1953 of enthusiasts interested in home-built aircraft.
Experimental Fighting Biplane No. 1. An experimental aircraft built in 1913, by the Vickers company of Britain.
Experimental geophysics. See geophysics and solid earth.
Experimentalism. (Philosophy). See instrumentalism.
Experimental Novel, The. Translation of LE ROMAN EXPÉRIMENTAL (1880) Émile Zola's manifesto of Naturalism, in which he applied to fiction the methods of observation and experiment practiced by the natural scientists.
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