1. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: experiment
2. the testing of an idea
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. it was an experiment in living
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;not all experimentation is done in laboratories
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: experiment