experiment : Idioms & Phrases
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control experiment
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noun an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment
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double-blind experiment
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noun an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment
double-blind procedure; double-blind study.
- a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects
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michelson-morley experiment
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noun a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity
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pilot experiment
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noun a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment
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through an experiment
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adverb in an experimental fashion
experimentally; by experimentation.
- this can be experimentally determined
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Valsalvian experiment
(Med.) , the process of inflating the middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing so as to puff out the cheeks.
