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a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm to see if lightning and electricity were identical
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Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 1 Mar. 2025
Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments and murder.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 1 Mar. 2025
Those who monitor democracy across the globe had warned that a second Trump term could endanger America’s 240-year experiment with democracy.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiment. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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