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11experiment — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ animal ▪ a few hippies protesting against animal experiments ▪ field, laboratory ▪ educational, medical …
12experiment — ex|per|i|ment1 W2S2 [ıkˈsperımənt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin experimentum, from experiri; EXPERIENCE1] 1.) a scientific test done to find out how something reacts under certain conditions, or to find out if a particular idea …
13perform — verb 1 do a task/duty/piece of work ADVERB ▪ effectively, efficiently, properly (esp. BrE), successfully, well ▪ Who ensures that tasks are properly performed? ▪ poorly …
14perform — per|form W2S3 [pəˈfo:m US pərˈfo:rm] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: performer, from Old French perfournir, from fournir to complete ] 1.) [I and T] to do something to entertain people, for example by acting a play or playing a piece… …
15experiment*/*/ — [ɪkˈsperɪmənt] noun [C] I 1) a scientific test to find out what happens to someone or something in particular conditions laboratory experiments[/ex] a series of experiments on animals[/ex] Researchers now need to conduct further experiments.[/ex] …
16experiment — noun 1》 a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact. 2》 a course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the outcome. verb 1》 perform a scientific experiment. 2》 try out new… …
17Single-grain experiment — The single grain experiment was an experiment carried out at the University of Wisconsin Madison from May 1907 to 1911. The experiment tested if cows could survive on a single type of grain. The experiment would lead to the development of modern… …
18Kettlewell's experiment — In Great Britain during the late 1840s through the 1850s, it was noticed that there was a reduced number of light colored European peppered moths (Biston betularia) (light color was the dominant trait) and an increased number of the darker… …
19Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment Program — The Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment (CanX) program is the only Canadian picosatellite program at present. It is operated by the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS/SFL). The program s… …
20Milgram experiment — For Milgram s other well known experiment, see Small world experiment. The experimenter (E) orders the teacher (T), the subject of the experiment, to give what the latter believes are painful electric shocks to a learner (L), who is actually an… …
